A spring standing vertically on a flat surface is compressed 4.05 cm, and a ball of mass m = 1.35 kg is placed on the end of it. The spring has a spring constant of 1,350 N.m. a. What is the initial energy of the ball before it is released? (measure all distances from the uncompressed or equilibrium position of the spring). b. When the ball is released the spring expands and the ball is accelerated. Use conservation of energy to determine the maximum velocity that the ball reaches. C. How high does the ball go after it leaves the spring?

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10. A spring standing vertically on a flat surface is compressed 4.05 cm, and a ball mass m = 1.35 kg is
placed on the end of it. The spring has a spring constant of 1,350 N.m.
a. What is the initial energy of the ball before it is released? (measure all distances from the
uncompressed or equilibrium position of the spring).
b. When the ball is released the spring expands and the ball is accelerated. Use conservation
of energy to determine the maximum velocity that the ball reaches.
c. How high does the ball go after it leaves the spring?
Transcribed Image Text:10. A spring standing vertically on a flat surface is compressed 4.05 cm, and a ball mass m = 1.35 kg is placed on the end of it. The spring has a spring constant of 1,350 N.m. a. What is the initial energy of the ball before it is released? (measure all distances from the uncompressed or equilibrium position of the spring). b. When the ball is released the spring expands and the ball is accelerated. Use conservation of energy to determine the maximum velocity that the ball reaches. c. How high does the ball go after it leaves the spring?
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Step 1: Determine the given data:

straight y equals 4.05 space cm equals 4.05 cross times 10 to the power of negative 2 end exponent space straight m
straight m equals 1.35 space kg
straight k equals 1350 space straight N minus straight m

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