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OS-AP-7-19 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Gravitational Potential Energy (Problem 19)

In Example 7.7, we found that the speed of a roller coaster that had descended 20.0 m was only slightly greater when it had an initial speed of 5.00 m/s than when it started from rest. This implies that . Confirm this statement by taking the ratio of to . (Note that mass cancels.)