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A block of mass m and speed v collides with a spring,
Chapter 7, Problem 31P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 31P
A block of mass m and speed v collides with a spring, compressing it a distance △x. What is the compression of the spring if the force constant of the spring is increased by a factor of four?
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QUESTION:
Problem 31P
A block of mass m and speed v collides with a spring, compressing it a distance △x. What is the compression of the spring if the force constant of the spring is increased by a factor of four?
ANSWER:
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In the given case, a block of mass collides with spring with a speed and compresses the spring by a distance . For the given block spring system, we need to determine the compression of the spring when the force constant of the spring is increased by four times.
We need to solve this problem using work energy theorem.