Fasten one end of a vertical spring to a ceiling, attach a cabbage to the other end, and
Chapter 8, Problem 131(choose chapter or problem)
Fasten one end of a vertical spring to a ceiling, attach a cabbage to the other end, and then slowly lower the cabbage until the upward force on it from the spring balances the gravitational force on it. Show that the loss of gravitational potential energy of the cabbageEarth system equals twice the gain in the springs potential energy.
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