Answer: v = 2.24 m/s
Explanation: The <u>Law</u> <u>of</u> <u>Conservation</u> <u>of</u> <u>Energy</u> states that total energy is constant in any process and, it cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed.
So, in the toy launcher, the energy of the compressed spring, called <u>Elastic</u> <u>Potential</u> <u>Energy (PE)</u>, transforms into the movement of the plastic sphere, called <u>Kinetic</u> <u>Energy (KE)</u>. Since total energy must be constant:

where the terms with subscript i are related to the initial of the process and the terms with subscript f relates to the final process.
The equation is calculated as:






v = 2.24
The maximum speed the plastic sphere will be launched is 2.24 m/s.
Explanation:
Michael should put the vase at the bottom of the shelf to reduce the potential energy because the height of the vase to the floor is nearly zero.
Yes an object in motion has kinetic energy