10. Conservation of Energy

In the high jump, the kinetic energy of an athlete is transformed into gravitational potential energy without the aid of a pole. With what minimum speed must the athlete leave the ground in order to lift his center of mass 2.10 m and cross the bar with a speed of 0.50 m/s?

A novice skier, starting from rest, slides down an icy frictionless 8.0° incline whose vertical height is 115 m. How fast is she going when she reaches the bottom?

A sled is initially given a shove up a frictionless 18.0° incline. It reaches a maximum vertical height 1.22 m higher than where it started at the bottom. What was its initial speed?

A 62-kg trampoline artist jumps upward from the top of a platform with a vertical speed of 4.5 m/s. How fast is he going as he lands on the trampoline, 2.0 m below (Fig. 8–32)? <IMAGE>

Which of the following is the best example of the law of conservation of energy?

Which of the following statements is true according to the law of conservation of energy ($E$)?

Which equation represents the law of conservation of energy in a closed system?