Two Students Stand Poised to Leap Off a High Dive

question 15

Multiple Choice

Two students stand poised to leap off a high dive structure into the swimming pool below.Student B is twice as massive as student A.Which of the following is true?

• A)Student B will reach the ground sooner than student A.
• B)Both students have the same gravitational potential energy.
• C)Both students will have the same kinetic energy just before impact.
• D)Student B did twice as much work climbing to the top of the structure.

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