You ride your bicycle down a hill, maintaining a constant speed the entire time. (a) As you

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You ride your bicycle down a hill, maintaining a constant speed the entire time.
(a) As you ride, does the gravitational potential energy of the you-bike-Earth system increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.
(b) Does the kinetic energy of you and your bike increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.
(c) Does the mechanical energy of the you-bike-Earth system increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976444

5th edition

Authors: James S. Walker

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