A child's toy consists of a piece of plastic attached to a spring (as shown in Figure). The spring is compressed against the floor by 2.00 cm, and the toy is released. If the toy has a mass of 100 g and rises to a maximum height of 60.0 cm, estimate the force constant of the spring?

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A child's toy consists of a piece of plastic attached to a spring (as shown in Figure).
The spring is compressed against the floor by 2.00 cm, and the toy is released. If
the toy has a mass of 100 g and rises to a maximum height of 60.0 cm, estimate
the force constant of the spring?
Copyright © 2009, Raymond.
Transcribed Image Text:A child's toy consists of a piece of plastic attached to a spring (as shown in Figure). The spring is compressed against the floor by 2.00 cm, and the toy is released. If the toy has a mass of 100 g and rises to a maximum height of 60.0 cm, estimate the force constant of the spring? Copyright © 2009, Raymond.
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