Posted by Mark on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 12:39pm.
M g (H +x) = (1/2)kx^2
Solve for x.
H = 4.3 m
k is the spring constant
M is the mass
Thanks
You're welcome.
They may want you to solve it without the x on the left side. That will give you nearly the same answer, and make solving easier, but it will be wrong. Gravity continues to act as the spring is compressed.
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