A spring with a constant of #7 (kg)/s^2# is lying on the ground with one end attached to a wall. An object with a mass of #2 kg# and speed of #8 m/s# collides with and compresses the spring until it stops moving. How much will the spring compress?
1 Answer
May 22, 2018
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.
So,