Question
A 2.9-kg block is released from rest and allowed to slide down a frictionless surface and into a spring. The far end of the spring is attached to a wall, as shown. The initial height of the block is 0.34 m above the lowest part of the slide and the spring constant is 347 N/m.
(a) What is the block's speed when it is at a height of 0.25 m above the base of the slide?
(b) How far is the spring compressed?
(c) The spring sends the block back to the left. How high does the block rise?
(a) What is the block's speed when it is at a height of 0.25 m above the base of the slide?
(b) How far is the spring compressed?
(c) The spring sends the block back to the left. How high does the block rise?