According to the law of conservation of energy, energy cannot be created or destroyed. If this is true, explain what the total energy graph should look like. Is mechanical energy conserved? Is total energy conserved? Explain.
Yes, as long as there are only conservative forces acting on the system, the total mechanical energy is always conserved
total mechanical energy = kinetic energy + potential energy
The Graph of total mechanical energy is a straight, horizontal line on energy graph.
According to the law of conservation of energy, energy cannot be created or destroyed. If this...