A ball with a mass of #140 g# is projected vertically by a spring loaded contraption. The spring in the contraption has a spring constant of #49 (kg)/s^2# and was compressed by #7/6 m# when the ball was released. How high will the ball go?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-18T11:16:20

The height is #=24.3m#

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The spring constant is #k=49kgs^-2#

The compression is #x=7/6m#

The potential energy in the spring is

#PE=1/2*49*(7/6)^2=33.35J#

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)=33.35=0.140*9.8*h#

#h=33.35*1/(0.140*9.8)#

#=24.3m#