A spring of negligible mass and force constant k = 430 N/m is hung vertically, and a 0.270 kg pan is suspended from its lower en
d. A butcher drops a 2.1 kg steak onto the pan from a height of 0.40 m. The steak makes a totally inelastic collision with the pan and sets the system into vertical SHM. What are: a. the speed of the pan and steak immediately after the collision
b. the amplitude of the subsequent motion
c. the period of that motion
lives, forces and motion make things move and stay still. Pushing and pulling are examples of forces that can sped things up or slow things down. There are two types of forces, at a distance force and contact forces..