A ball with a mass of 200 g is projected vertically by a spring loaded contraption. The spring in the contraption has a spring constant of 15 (kg)/s^2 and was compressed by 3/5 m when the ball was released. How high will the ball go?

1 Answer
May 21, 2017

The height is =1.38m

Explanation:

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The spring constant is k=15kgs^-2

The compression is x=3/5m

The potential energy in the spring is

PE=1/2*15*(3/5)^2=2.7J

This potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy when the spring is released and to potential energy of the ball

KE_(ball)=1/2m u^2

Let the height of the ball be =h

Then ,

The potential energy of the ball is PE_(ball)=mgh

PE_(ball)=2.7=0.2*9.8*h

h=2.7*1/(0.2*9.8)

=1.38m