If a 4N weight is hung on a spring, and it extends by 0.2m, what is the spring constant (k)?
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Answer:
0.79 s
Explanation:
We have to calculate the employee acceleration, in order to know the minimum time. According to Newton's second law:
The frictional force is maximum since the employee has to apply a maximum force to spend the minimum time. In y axis the employee's acceleration is zero, so the net force is zero. Recall that
Now, we find the acceleration:
Finally, using an uniformly accelerated motion formula, we can calculate the minimum time. The employee starts at rest, thus his initial speed is zero: