A spring with a constant of #12 (kg)/s^2# is lying on the ground with one end attached to a wall. An object with a mass of #8 kg# and speed of #9 m/s# collides with and compresses the spring until it stops moving. How much will the spring compress?
1 Answer
Dec 26, 2017
8 m
Explanation:
KE: Kinetic Energy =
PE: Potential Energy =
Energy Transformation:
Solving for x: compression,
x = 8 m
Note: in absence of gravitational force.