A sledder effortlessly glides from position A across the

Last updated: 4/25/2023

A sledder effortlessly glides from position A across the snow to position B as shown in the diagram below Position A KE 4000J PE 8000J Resistance forces are negligible At position B the kinetic energy of the sledder is position A to position B the sledder lost Position B KE PE 5000 J Joules and the total mechanical energy is Joules of potential energy and gained Joules In moving from Joules of kinetic energy