A spring with a constant of #6/7 (kg)/s^2# is lying on the ground with one end attached to a wall. An object with a mass of #3/5 kg# and speed of #3/4 m/s# collides with and compresses the spring until it stops moving. How much will the spring compress?
2 Answers
Oct 18, 2017
Explanation:
Kinetic energy of object
Potential energy stored in spring
According to law of Conservation of Energy
Total energy of object = Total energy absorbed by spring
Oct 18, 2017
The compression is
Explanation:
The spring constant is
The kinetic energy of the object is
The mass is
The speed is
This kinetic energy will be stored in the spring as potential energy.
The spring constant is
So,