A 3.00-kg box is sliding along a frictionless horizontal surface with a speed of 1.8 m/s when it encounters a spring. (a) Determine the force constant of the spring, if the box compresses the spring 5.20 cm before coming to rest. N/m (b) Determine the initial speed the box would need in order to compress the spring by 1.60 cm.

a) k= 3594,7 N/m

b) v= 0.55 m/s

Explanation:

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sodium is solid at rt

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh

where… mass: measured in kilograms (kg)

gravity: gravity constant on earth = 10.00 m/s2

height: measured in meters (m)

gpe: measured in joules (j) or kilojoules (kj)

how do you solve gpe?

gravitational potential energy (gpe) is the energy an object has because of its position above the. ground.

gpe = mass x gravity constant x height or… gpe = mgh.

mass:

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given values:

mass = 0.3 kg.