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A crate of mass m falls from a height h onto the end of a platform, as shown in the figure. The spring is initially unstretched and the mass of the platform can be neglected. Assuming that there is no loss of energy, the maximum elongation of the spring is:

A crate of mass m falls from a height h onto the end of a platform, as shown in the figure. The spring is initially unstretched and the mass of the platform can be neglected. Assuming that there is no loss of energy, the maximum elongation of the spring is:

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Grade:12

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
4 years ago
Dear student 
By law of conservation of energy 
mg(h+x) = 1/2 kx^2 
x = {mg + sqrt(m^2g^2 +2mghk}/k 
Good Luck 

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