What is the energy transformation equation for: a diver jumps off a diving board? (Is the below correct?)

#"Chemical potential" -> "Elastic potential" -> "Gravitational potential" -> "Kinetic" -> "Sound, thermal"#

(I am not sure about the order of the first three?)

Answer 1

I am not sure from where Chemical potential energy comes. Perhaps it is work done my muscles to raise the body from ground level to height of the diving board.

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Answer 2

Xavier Adame

The energy transformation equation for a diver jumping off a diving board can be expressed as follows:

Initial potential energy (at the top of the diving board) = Final kinetic energy (at the moment of leaving the diving board) + Final potential energy (at the highest point of the dive)

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

What is the energy transformation equation for: a diver jumps off a diving board? (Is the below correct?)

#"Chemical potential" -> "Elastic potential" -> "Gravitational potential" -> "Kinetic" -> "Sound, thermal"# (I am not sure about the order of the first three?)

#"Chemical potential" -> "Elastic potential" -> "Gravitational potential" -> "Kinetic" -> "Sound, thermal"#

(I am not sure about the order of the first three?)