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- in which position is there all kinetic energy (ke) and no potential energy (pe)? 1 point
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- in which position is ke increasing and pe decreasing? 1 point
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Brief Explanations
- Kinetic energy is energy of motion and potential energy is related to height (in a simple mechanical - energy context like a pendulum or an object in a gravitational field). At the lowest - point of an object's motion, it has maximum speed (and thus maximum KE) and minimum height (and thus minimum or zero PE).
- When an object is falling (losing height), its potential energy decreases and its kinetic energy increases due to the conservation of mechanical energy.
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- Without seeing the actual positions, assume the lowest - position among the given ones. If we assume a typical scenario like a pendulum or an object in free - fall, the answer would be the position with the lowest height. But since no diagram is provided, we can't give a definite number.
- Similarly, the position where the object is descending (losing height) is the one where KE is increasing and PE is decreasing. Without the diagram, we can't give a definite number.