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Ch 10: Interactions and Potential Energy
Knight Calc - Physics for Scientists and Engineers 5th Edition
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Capitolo 10, Problema 71

In a physics lab experiment, a compressed spring launches a 20 g metal ball at a 30° angle. Compressing the spring 20 cm causes the ball to hit the floor 1.5 m below the point at which it leaves the spring after traveling 5.0 m horizontally. What is the spring constant?

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Convert all given quantities to SI units: the mass of the ball is \( m = 0.020 \; \text{kg} \), the spring compression is \( x = 0.20 \; \text{m} \), the horizontal distance is \( R = 5.0 \; \text{m} \), and the vertical displacement is \( \Delta y = -1.5 \; \text{m} \).
Use the horizontal motion equation \( R = v_x t \) to express the time of flight \( t \) in terms of the horizontal velocity \( v_x = v \cos \theta \), where \( v \) is the initial velocity and \( \theta = 30^\circ \). Rearrange to find \( t = \frac{R}{v \cos \theta} \).
Use the vertical motion equation \( \Delta y = v_y t - \frac{1}{2} g t^2 \), where \( v_y = v \sin \theta \) is the vertical velocity. Substitute \( t = \frac{R}{v \cos \theta} \) into this equation to solve for \( v \), the initial velocity.
Relate the initial velocity \( v \) to the spring's potential energy using the conservation of energy principle: \( \frac{1}{2} k x^2 = \frac{1}{2} m v^2 \), where \( k \) is the spring constant. Rearrange this equation to solve for \( k \): \( k = \frac{m v^2}{x^2} \).
Substitute the value of \( v \) obtained from the kinematic equations and the given quantities into the expression for \( k \) to calculate the spring constant.

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