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XphaythX
Dec4-04, 08:19 PM
I have tried all sorts of ways to solve this problem, but it has gotten the better of me.
A 0.2kg block is held in place by a force F that results in the compression of a spring beneath the block. The spring constant is 100N/m. Assuming the mass of the spring is negligible compared to that of the block to what maximum height would the block rise if the force F were removed.

Any and all help would be appreciated.

pack_rat2
Dec4-04, 09:16 PM
The block exerts a downward force on the spring (its weight), which compresses it. But an additional force compresses the spring more. Without any more info, (the force or added compression), I don't know how to solve it...

XphaythX
Dec5-04, 10:43 AM
that's where I got stuck too. I found the accelration for the force on the spring but I don't know where to go from there.

pack_rat2
Dec5-04, 07:51 PM
Maybe the expected answer is a symbolic one with F or D included as a variable, rather than an actual number.