An 7.42 kg block drops straight down from a height of 1.34 m, striking a platform...

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An 7.42 kg block drops straight down from a height of 1.34 m,striking a platform spring having a force constant of 1.10 103 N/m.Find the maximum compression of the spring.

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First we must ask ourselves what do we need to solve the problem From where we place our reference systemThe first question is answered by the following we must to find the impact block speed and then we must determinate when that speed becomes 0 that is when the spring fully stop movement For the second question we can set our reference system so that it matches the upper spring baseWe are going to solve this problem with a dynamic analysis by the law of conservation of mechanical energy it states that mechanical energy    See Answer
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