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You coast up a hill on your bicycle with decreasing speed. Your friend pedals up the hill...

You coast up a hill on your bicycle with decreasing speed. Your friend pedals up the hill with constant speed. (a) Ignoring friction, does the mechanical energy of the you-bike-Earth system increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain. (b) Does the mechanical energy of the friend-bike-Earth system increase, decrease, or stay the same? Explain.

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