A 19.5 kg package is released from rest down a 30.0° chute. When the package reaches the bottom it undergoes a perfectly elastic collision with a 39kg stationary package, giving this second package a speed of 8.49 m/s. Assuming the chute is frictionless, what height must the first package havebeen released from?Question 2Dana has set up a target for her toy spring gun. The gun requires 7.20 g pellets as ammunition that travel 12.2 m/s when shot. If the spring inside hasmaximum compression of 0.0500 m, what is the spring constant for the spring in the toy gun?

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A 19.5 kg package is released from rest down a 30.0° chute. When the package reaches the bottom it undergoes a perfectly elastic collision with a kg stationary package, giving this second package a speed of 8.49 m/s. Assuming the chute is frictionless, what height must the first package hav been released from? Question 2 Dana has set up a target for her toy spring gun. The gun requires 7.20 g pellets as ammunition that travel 12.2 m/s when shot. If the spring inside h maximum compression of 0.0500 m, what is the spring constant for the spring in the toy gun?

A 19.5 kg package is released from rest down a 30.0° chute. When the package reaches the bottom it undergoes a perfectly elastic collision with a kg stationary package, giving this second package a speed of 8.49 m/s. Assuming the chute is frictionless, what height must the first package hav been released from? Question 2 Dana has set up a target for her toy spring gun. The gun requires 7.20 g pellets as ammunition that travel 12.2 m/s when shot. If the spring inside h maximum compression of 0.0500 m, what is the spring constant for the spring in the toy gun?

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