The escape speed for the Earth is 11 km/s. If you were to use your spring to try and launch a 200g baseball into space, how much would you have to compress your spring by? (no spring constant given)    If you were to hang off your spring, how much would the spring stretch? (assuming that it does not break first)

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The escape speed for the Earth is 11 km/s. If you were to use your spring to try and launch a 200g baseball into space, how much would you have to compress your spring by? (no spring constant given) 

 

If you were to hang off your spring, how much would the spring stretch? (assuming that it does not break first)

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