A spring with a constant of #5 (kg)/s^2# is lying on the ground with one end attached to a wall. An object with a mass of #6 kg# and speed of #12 m/s# collides with and compresses the spring until it stops moving. How much will the spring compress?
1 Answer
Apr 22, 2016
12m
Explanation:
We can use conservation of energy.
Initially;
Kinetic energy of the mass :
Finally:
Kinetic energy of the mass : 0
Potential energy :
equating, we get :
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