A block of mass m slides on a horizontal frictionless table with an initial speed v. It then compresses a spring of force constant kand is brought to rest. How much is the spring compressed from its natural length?

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2020-12-07

A block of mass m slides on a horizontal frictionless table with an initial speed v. It then compresses a spring of force constant kand is brought to rest. How much is the spring compressed from its natural length?

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Nathanael Webber

Nathanael Webber

Skilled2020-12-08Added 117 answers

kinetic energy = potential energy 12mv2=12kx2 after simplifying we get the following: x=mkv

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