A 5-gram [g] rubber ball is released from a height of 8 meters [m] above a flat surface on the moon. Gravitational accelerati
on on the moon is 1.62 meters per second squared [m/s2]. Assume that no energy is lost from frictional drag. What is the velocity, in units of meters per second [m/s], of the rubber ball the instant before it strikes the flat surface?
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Answer:
284.4233 N/m
Explanation:
k = Spring constant
x = Compression of spring = 14.5 cm
U = Potential energy = 2.99 J
The potential energy of a spring is given by
Rearranging to get the value of k
The spring constant is 284.4233 N/m