A simple pendulum swings back and forth without air resistan…

A simple pendulum swings back and forth without air resistance. (a) Identify all forms of mechanical energy present in the system and describe how they change during the swing.(b) At what point is the speed of the pendulum the greatest? Justify your answer.(c) Explain why the total mechanical energy of the pendulum remains constant if no non-conservative forces act.

A person stands on a skateboard and throws a heavy medicine…

A person stands on a skateboard and throws a heavy medicine ball forward. (a) Describe all action-reaction force pairs acting in the situation.(b) Explain why the person and skateboard move backward.(c) If the person throws the ball harder, what happens to their backward velocity? Why?