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A spring of stiffness k is placed horizontally and a ball of mass m strikes the spring with a velocity v. Find the maximum compression of the spring. Take m = 5 kg, k = 500 N/m, v = 3m/s

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Given:-

m=5kgv=3m/sk=500N/m

To find:-

Maximum compression (x or δ )

Solution:-

Using work energy principle,

(Kinetic energy of ball) = (potential energy of compressed spring)

$\therefore \dfrac 12 mv^2 = \dfrac 12 k\delta^2 \\ \therefore \delta =\sqrt{\dfrac mk} v \\ =\sqrt{\dfrac {5}{500}}.3 \\ \therefore \delta =0.3m …

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