Apply the rotating-frame derivative formula first to , then to . Since the angular velocity is constant in either frame,
The two apparent forces in the rotating equation are the Coriolis force and the centrifugal acceleration multiplied by mass. Thus
Set . The supplied gradient identity gives . Taking the scalar product with removes , since it is orthogonal to , and removes the Coriolis force. Therefore the energy balance in a uniformly rotating frame is
The displayed quantity is conserved when the potential is stationary in the rotating coordinates. This includes a static inertial potential invariant under rotations about the chosen axis, such as vertical gravity in part (b). If the word conservative only means a time-independent inertial potential, that extra rotational invariance is needed; a conservative force alone does not imply the claimed conservation.
For an explicit counterexample to that unrestricted interpretation, take unit mass, an inertial force , , no , rotation , and inertial trajectory with initial velocity zero. It satisfies Newton's second law. Substituting into the proposed energy gives , which is not constant for nonzero rotation. The qualified conservation law above is the one used for the hoop.