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Homework Statement
A vertical spring (ignore its mass), whose spring constant is 875 N/m is attached to a table and is compressed down by .160 m. (a) What upward speed can it give to a .380 kg ball when released?
Homework Equations
Conservation of Energy using 1/2 k x^2 for Uspring.
The Attempt at a Solution
I get 7.68 m/s for the velocity and the book gets 7.47 m/s. Wanted to see who was right and if I'm doing something wrong.