6.73 You are asked to design spring bumpers for the walls of a park- ing garage. A freely rolling 1200 kg car moving at 0.65 m/s is to compress the spring no more than 0.090 m before stopping. What should be the force constant of the spring? Assume that the spring has negligible mass.

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6.73 You are asked to design spring bumpers for the walls of a park-
ing garage. A freely rolling 1200 kg car moving at 0.65 m/s is to compress
the spring no more than 0.090 m before stopping. What should be the force
constant of the spring? Assume that the spring has negligible mass.
Transcribed Image Text:6.73 You are asked to design spring bumpers for the walls of a park- ing garage. A freely rolling 1200 kg car moving at 0.65 m/s is to compress the spring no more than 0.090 m before stopping. What should be the force constant of the spring? Assume that the spring has negligible mass.
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