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A block sliding along a horizontal frictionless surface
Chapter 10, Problem 21E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 21E
A block sliding along a horizontal frictionless surface with speed v collides with a spring and compresses it by 2.0 cm. What will be the compression if the same block collides with the spring at a speed of 2v?
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QUESTION:
Problem 21E
A block sliding along a horizontal frictionless surface with speed v collides with a spring and compresses it by 2.0 cm. What will be the compression if the same block collides with the spring at a speed of 2v?
ANSWER:
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Here we have to find the compression of the spring.
The spring compressed by 2 cm or 0.02 m.
The speed of the block while colliding is v.
The mechanical energy conservation tells that,
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