Physics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2019 · Paper 12 · Question 18

A bungee jumper jumps off a high bridge, when attached to it by a long elastic rope which obeys Hooke's law. The gravitational potential energy of the jumper is measured relative to the lowest point reached by the jumper. Which graph shows the variation of the gravitational potential energy of the jumper, and the elastic potential energy in the rope, with the vertical distance fallen from the top of the bridge?

1. AGraph A
2. BGraph B
3. CGraph C
4. DGraph D

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