a 2.5 kg rock is dropped off a 32 m cliff and hits a spring, compressing it 57cm. what is the spring constant
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Answer:
x_{cm} = 4.644 10⁶ m
Explanation:
The center of mass is given by the equation
= 1 /
∑
Where M_{total} is the total masses of the system, is the distance between the particles and
is the masses of each body
Let's apply this equation to our problem
M = Me + m
M = 5.98 10²⁴ + 7.36 10²²
M = 605.36 10²² kg
Let's locate a reference system located in the center of the Earth
Let's calculate
x_{cm} = 1 / 605.36 10²² [Me 0 + 7.36 10²² 3.82 10⁸]
x_{cm} = 4.644 10⁶ m