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Video 16
Popular mistakes with conservation of energy

16. Popular mistakes with conservation of energy
Duration: 12 min
In this video, I am going to discuss five frequent mistakes related to conservation of energy: confusing the units; accounting twice for the effect of gravity with a spring; getting confused with the signs; getting confused with the letters used in the formulas; and getting confused with the vocabulary used.

Practice Problem

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Solution

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