Asked by Alex
A 1.2kg block is dropped from 48cm above a spring in equilibrium. The force constant for the spring is 124N/m. Calculate the maximum compression in the spring.
Answers
Answered by
drwls
If X is maximum spring compression, and H is the height from which the block falls (0.48 m), conservation of energy tell you that
M g (H + X) = (1/2) k X^2
where k is the spring's force constant.
Solve for X
Take the positive root of the resulting quadratic equation.
M g (H + X) = (1/2) k X^2
where k is the spring's force constant.
Solve for X
Take the positive root of the resulting quadratic equation.
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.