A spring with a constant of #6 (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 #4 m/s# collides with and compresses the spring until it stops moving. How much will the spring compress?
1 Answer
Oct 4, 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,