What is their total energy at the top of the hill

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A sled and rider with a combined weight of 59 kg are at rest on the top of a hill 10 m high.

(a) What is their total energy at the top of the hill?

(b) Assuming there is no friction, what would the total energy be on sliding halfway down the hill?

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