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 #7 kg# and speed of #3 m/s# collides with and compresses the spring until it stops moving. How much will the spring compress?
1 Answer
Apr 11, 2016
By conservation of mechanical energy when the spring is compressed fully after collision
PE gained by the spring = Initial KE of the colliding object
where
m = mass=7kg
v=velocity of the object=
k = force constant=
x= compression of spring=?