Author Question: An ore car of mass 4000 kg starts from rest and rolls downhill on tracks from a mine. A spring with ... (Read 146 times)

RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

An ore car of mass 4000 kg starts from rest and rolls downhill on tracks from a mine. A spring with k = 400,000 N/m is located at the end of the tracks. At the spring's maximum compression, the car is at an elevation 10 m lower than its elevation at the starting point. How much is the spring compressed in stopping the ore car? Ignore friction.

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