Which equation represents the law of conservation of energy in a closed system?

In a closed system, total mechanical energy is conserved: the initial kinetic energy plus initial potential energy equals the final kinetic energy plus final potential energy. That is KEᵢ + PEᵢ = KE_f + PE_f, which matches choice C. The other equations do not set the total initial energy equal to the total final energy.

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