If the kinetic and potential energy in a system are equal, then the potential energy increases. what happens as a result?

Hi, in this problem we should take the next assumption: If the system is closed, there should be a conservation of the total energy.

The total energy is the sum of the kinetic and the potential energy, so if the potential energy increases, then the kinetic energy should decrease in the same amount, so the total energy remains constant.

  distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.

explanation:

the instantaneous velocity = change in position/time taken

the slope of the graph should give instantaneous velocity.

  slope of a graph = change in value of y -axis / change in values of x -axis

  comparing both the equations

    change in value of y -axis = change in position

  change in values of x -axis = time taken

so position values should be on the y axis and time values should be on the x axis.

distance on the y-axis and time on the x-axis.

when two balls of the different masses are dropped from equal height, they reach the ground at the same time .this is because they experience the same acceleration.

the acceleration is independent of mass.

thus when they are dropped they will always maintain the same velocity and travel the same distance (neglect air resistance of course) at the same time.