If your monkey dropped a banana off a cliff, where are the potential in kinetic energies of the banana equal
At the bottom
Halfway down
At the top
A quarter of the way down
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The correct answer is at the top. At the top of the cliff, the potential energy of the banana would be at its maximum as it has not yet started to move. As the banana falls, its potential energy decreases while its kinetic energy increases. At the bottom of the cliff, the potential energy of the banana would be zero (since it has reached the ground) and its kinetic energy would be at its maximum.
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