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If total mechanical energy = kinetic energy + potential energy, TME = KE + PE, and a roller coaster has 500 J of total mechanical energy. At the very beginning of the track the roller coaster has 500 J of potential energy, how much kinetic energy is there at the beginning of the track?

Answer 1

As already mentioned, the mechanical energy of an object can be the result of its motion (i.e., kinetic energy) and/or the result of its stored energy of position (i.e., potential energy). The total amount of mechanical energy is merely the sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy.

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