A spring of negligible mass has force constant k =1600 N/m. (a) How far must the spring be compressed for 3.20 J of potential energy to be stored in it? (b) You place the spring vertically with one end on the floor. You then drop a 1.20 kg book onto it from a height of 0.800 m above the top of the spring. Find the maximum distance the spring will be compressed.

A spring of negligible mass has force constant k =1600 N/m. (a) How far must the spring be compressed for 3.20 J of potential energy to be stored in it? (b) You place the spring vertically with one end on the floor. You then drop a 1.20 kg book onto it from a height of 0.800 m above the top of the spring. Find the maximum distance the spring will be compressed.

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