If a roller coaster train has a potential energy of 1,500 J and a kinetic energy of 500 J as it starts to travel downhill, its total energy is

Respuesta :

[tex]E_{total} = KE + PE \\ KE = 500 J \\ PE = 1500 J \\ E_{total} = 500J + 1500J \\ E_{total} = 2000J[/tex]
2000 joules would be the answer