A freight company uses a compressed spring to shoot 1.70 kg packages up a 1.00-m-high frictionless ramp into a truck, as (Figure 1) shows. The spring constant is 417 N/m and the spring is compressed 30.0 cm.

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A freight company uses a compressed spring to shoot
1.70 kg packages up a 1.00-m-high frictionless ramp
into a truck, as (Figure 1) shows. The spring constant is
417 N/m and the spring is compressed 30.0 cm.
Part A
What is the speed of the package when it reaches the truck?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
HẢ
Value
Units
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Figure
1 of 1
Part B
A careless worker spills his soda on the ramp. This creates a 50.0-
friction 0.300. Will the next package make it into the truck?
1.0 m
O Yes
www
No
50-cm-long
sticky spot
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Transcribed Image Text:A freight company uses a compressed spring to shoot 1.70 kg packages up a 1.00-m-high frictionless ramp into a truck, as (Figure 1) shows. The spring constant is 417 N/m and the spring is compressed 30.0 cm. Part A What is the speed of the package when it reaches the truck? Express your answer with the appropriate units. HẢ Value Units Submit Request Answer Figure 1 of 1 Part B A careless worker spills his soda on the ramp. This creates a 50.0- friction 0.300. Will the next package make it into the truck? 1.0 m O Yes www No 50-cm-long sticky spot Submit Previous Answers V Correct
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