Q.1) A 50 kg block is dropped from a height of 2 m onto the the 20 kg pan of a spring scale. Assuming the impact to be perfectly plastic, determine the maximum deflection of the pan. The constant of the spring is k = 20 kN/m.

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Q.1) A 50 kg block is dropped from a height of 2 m onto the the 20 kg pan of a spring scale.
Assuming the impact to be perfectly plastic, determine the maximum deflection of the pan.
The constant of the spring is k = 20 kN/m.
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