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Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is named. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 35,193. In 2019 the estimated population was 38,797.The center of Hot Springs is the oldest federal reserve in the United States, today preserved as Hot Springs National Park. The hot spring water has been popularly believed for centuries to possess healing properties, and was a subject of legend among several Native American tribes. Following federal protection in 1832, the city developed into a successful spa town. Incorporated January 10, 1851, the city has been home to Major League Baseball spring training, illegal gambling, speakeasies and gangsters such as Al Capone, horse racing at Oaklawn Park, the Army and Navy Hospital, and 42nd President Bill Clinton. One of the largest Pentecostal denominations in the United States, the Assemblies of God, traces its beginnings to Hot Springs.
Today, much of Hot Springs's history is preserved by various government entities. Hot Springs National Park is maintained by the National Park Service, including Bathhouse Row, which preserves the eight historic bathhouse buildings and gardens along Central Avenue. Downtown Hot Springs is preserved as the Central Avenue Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city also contains dozens of historic hotels and motor courts, built during the Great Depression in the Art Deco style. Due to the popularity of the thermal waters, Hot Springs benefited from rapid growth during a period when many cities saw a sharp decline in building; much like Miami's art deco districts. As a result, Hot Springs's architecture is a key part of the city's blend of cultures, including a reputation as a tourist town and a Southern city. Also a destination for the arts, Hot Springs features the Hot Springs Music Festival, Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, and the Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival annually.

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  1. K

    Calculating Potential & Kinetic Energy of Springs & Mass: Help Needed

    Hi some help on the following problem would be very useful. The probem is based around a mass with two horizontal springs attached to it, one on either side. "A mass m = 1 kg is mounted between two identical springs of K = 100 N/cm" What is the portential energy of either spring if the...
  2. R

    Maximizing Potential Energy in a Falling Mass-Spring System

    Hello all, I am looking for some assistance with a physics problem that I have for my physics class. Any help would be greatly appreciated because I have no idea where to start. Thank you all ahead of time for your help. The problem is: A 10-g mass is attached to the end of an...
  3. M

    Calculating Spring Stretch in Series: 2.8 N/cm and 6 N/cm

    I have this homework question which I don't understand how to do it. Since I am not homew right now, I can't post up the picture. I will explain what the picture looks like. Picture: ___ = Wall $ = Spring | = Connection (*) = mass ____________ $ 2.8N/cm...
  4. E

    Understanding the Force Constants of Springs in Combination

    I don't understand how to calculate force constants of a combination of springs. for example 2 spings parallel with the mass on one end lying on a table. or 2 springs attached with mass at one end lying on a table. i know that force constant = sum of forces/ extension but just...
  5. M

    Forces, blocks, cords, and springs

    sorry, couldn't think of a better title anyways, I'm somewhat stuck on 2 questions i have in my homework assignmentfirst one:Three blocks are supported using the cords and two pulleys. If they have weights of WA = WC= W, WB= kW, determine the angle (theta) for equilibrium. Given: k = 0.25...
  6. C

    Question :A diver springs upward from a board Need help

    Question :A diver springs upward from a board ...Need help I am stumped as to how to go about answering this question...A diver springs upward from a board that is three meters above the water. At the instant she contacts the water her speed is 8.90 m/s and her body makes an angle of 73.0° with...
  7. T

    Platform on Springs, how to find amplitude?

    I have been working on this problem for an hour and can't seem to figure it out. I know there must be something fundamental that I must be doing wrong. Can someone give me a pointer? A platform of mass 0.8 kg is supported on four springs. A chunk of modeling clay of mass 0.6 kg is held...
  8. M

    Harmonic Motion and Springs Question

    I'm trying to derive the formula for the period T as a function of the mass of the object. Here is my attempt. Note that I cheated and passed the section I had trouble with, without fully understanding it. http://www.filehive.com/files/0722/image.jpg Much of this is quite straightforward for...
  9. J

    Slinky springs and eq of motion.

    A mass is resting on a horizontal surface without friction. It is connected on both sides by slinky springs k1 and k2 (that is they have different spring constants, and the equilibrium position will not be in the center of the system). First I had to find the equation of motion after setting up...
  10. G

    Mechanics 3 Elastic Springs and Strings Problems

    Hello everyone , I'm new in this forum . I'm 16 and currently doing self study in Mechanics 3 . I've encounter a problem in the 2nd chapter of Mechanics 3 which is Elastic Springs and Strings . Here goes : A ball of mass 0.5kg is attached to one end of a cord of unstretched length 0.6m...
  11. J

    Identical Springs: Stretching 0.160m with 50 Coils

    An object is attached to the lower end of a 100-coil spring that is hanging from the ceiling. The spring stretches by 0.160 m. The spring is then cut into 2 identical springs of 50 coils each. Each spring is attached between the ceiling and the object. By how much does each spring stretch?
  12. M

    SHM in a horizontal plane: 4 springs

    a point mass is constrained to move in a horizontal plane and is attached to four fixed pegs by 4 light springs. The four pegs are arranged at the corners of a square of side root2*a. Each spring has a natural length of a/2 and a spring constant a. If the mass is displaced towards one corner...
  13. C

    Solving Motion in Springs: A Beginner's Guide

    I have no idea where to start with springs,I like to blame my lecturer... Anyway I have a past paper and there's a question that goes something like this A particle of mass m hangs freely suspended by a light elastic spring of stiffness k. In equilibrium, the extension of the spring is d...
  14. S

    Parabolic Leaf Springs: Learn Design Differences

    Hello I am trying to find more information about parabolic leaf spring designs. I have allready learned linear leaf spring design, and I am curious to know how parabolic differs. (besides higher powers) Thanks
  15. F

    3 identical springs hanging from ceiling

    I got the following problem wrong, and don't know why, so hopefully somebody would be able to help me out! Three identical (massless) springs are hung from the ceiling. Spring 1: Nothing hung from spring. The spring's bottom is 0.2 m below the ceiling. Spring 2: A 7 N object is hung from...
  16. S

    Attaching two springs together

    I have a question on a recent assignment. A weightless spring is stretched 10 cm by a suspended 1-kg block. If two such springs are used to suspend the block, one spring above the other, to effectively provide one double-length spring, then the total stretch of the double-length spring will...
  17. V

    Two charged blocks on springs

    two small blocks are resting (and touching) side-by-side on a frictionless tabletop. the block on the left is connected to a wall to the left of it by a spring having stiffness constant k=75 N/m. the one on the right is connected to a wall on to the right of it by a spring of k=50 N/m. when the...
  18. J

    How Do Springs, Work, and Energy Relate in Physics?

    :blushing: 1. Is work of a spring the same as the potential energy of a spring? U = .5kx^2? 2. Do springs have a kinetic energy formula? If so, what is it? 3. Work is the same as energy right? Because work and energy are both in joules, right? work = fdcostheta = kgm^2/s^2 = Newton...
  19. M

    Mechanics - Elastic springs and strings

    A particle P of mass m is attached to one end of a light elastic string of natural length L whose other end is attached to a point A on a ceiling. When P hangs in equilibrium AP has length \frac{5l}{3}. Show that if P is projected vertically downwards from A with speed \sqrt(\frac{3gl}{2}), P...
  20. M

    Mechanics - Elastic springs and strings

    A particle P of mass m is attached to one end of a light elastic string of natural length L whose other end is attached to a point A on a ceiling. When P hangs in equilibrium AP has length \frac{5l}{3}. Show that if P is projected vertically downwards from A with speed \sqrt(\frac{3gl}{2}), P...
  21. O

    Force on Series of Springs: Does It Equal Sum?

    If two springs, having different spring constants, are in a series (lined up, NOT parrallel): is the Force pulling the spring = (sum of spring constants)*(distance stretched) ?
  22. J

    Solving Springs Problem: Force of Block 47, Combined Spring Constant?

    ok guys I'm working on this problem: http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1457/b15bf.jpg now, I think the answer is 7.0149 because the force of the block is 47, and when u divide by the bigger spring constant, 6.7, u get 7.0149 The other one expands more. I think the question is worded...
  23. X

    Springs, Restoring Force, and Hooke's Law

    I'm having some trouble with the following question: http://www.mattmaly.com/spring.jpg Obviously I know to use Hooke's equation somewhere in this problem: F = -kx In the above equation, F = the force, caused by gravity, of the board pulling the spring horizontally, and k = 176 N/m as...
  24. C

    Simulating Coliding Springs - Is it possible without invoking conservation laws?

    Hi, I am working on a simulation and I have a problem of similar nature to the following: Consider a horizontal frictionless pipe containing two damped springs with the same diameter as the pipe. Suppose both of the springs are moving horizontally through the pipe, one faster than the...
  25. M

    Why Put Force on Springs Before Setting Zero Extension?

    Hey, I am doing coursework for physics (AS level a bit like high school in US) in which we stretched springs in a variety of ways and gathered data and calculated spring constants. As part of the mark scheme i should do extra research into the theory behind the results. It was suggested that I...
  26. A

    Frequency of Oscillations of Two Joined Springs and Block of Mass 0.245 kg

    Two springs with a spring constant of k = 6430 N/m are joined and connected to a block of mass 0.245 kg. The system is then set oscillating over a frictionless surface. What is the frequency of the oscillations? This is what I think is the correct approach to this question: since the...
  27. E

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  28. C

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  29. D

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    The system examined in the problem is depicted below: ^^^^^(m1)^^^^^(m2) m1 and m2 are connected by a spring and m1 is connected to the wall by a spring. The spring constant is k. T = m/2 [ x1'^2 +x2'^2 ] kinetic energy of system (x1' is velocity of m1, x2' is velocity of m2) U = 1/2 m...
  30. B

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    I will make a crude visualization of this system: |-------------O--------------| <-----a------><------a------> Identical springs: k1=k2=k Natural Length: l > a The problem is to prove that the system is unstable. Obviously, a slight movement directed off the horizontal axis will cause the...
  31. I

    The Speed of a Block (Springs)

    A 0.164-kg block is dropped straight downwards onto a vertical spring. The spring constant of the spring is 62 N/m. The block sticks to the spring and the spring compresses 0.17 m before coming to a momentary halt. What is the speed of the block just before it hits the spring? Give your...
  32. D

    Springs I've been working on this for several hours

    *sigh* I'm SURE there is a perfectly reasonable solution to this problem, unfortunately for me it remains just beyond the next horizon. :cry: The green block (2 kg) is falling at a speed of 29. m/s and is 3.0 meters above the spring. The spring constant is 4.00E3 N/m. What is the maximum...
  33. A

    Period of Oscillation of Mass on Massless Rod with Springs

    A mass m is attached to a massless rod of length L to make a pendulum. In addition, when the rod is vertical, two relaxed springs with constants k1 and k2 are attached on either side of the mass to walls. What is the period of oscillation. I started by writing the potential energy as a...
  34. N

    How do I calculate the maximum compression of a spring in a physics problem?

    My physics class is intro more or less (it's calc based; 111 NOT 101). I'm a bit confused when it comes to springs..specifically, finding the maximum compression a spring will have. Here are the given variables in a problem in my textbook: *spring has negligible mass *force constant(k) =...
  35. M

    Springs, friction, angles, and energy

    i have been given the following problem from everyone's favorite, mastering physics. "The Great Sandini is a circus performer with mass 60.0 kg who is shot from a cannon (actually a spring gun). You don't find many men of his caliber, so you help him design a new gun. This new gun has a very...
  36. F

    Kinetic Energy of Springs with Mass

    Just to start with this equation: \frac{1}{6} m_s v^2 Incase my latex is broken, its (1/6)(m_s)(v^2). Where m_s is the mass of the spring, and V is the velocity of the spring at it's tip. I'm looking for a derivation for this equation, because it was just handed to me and I don't like using...
  37. A

    Two masses sliding in a track connected by springs

    Two masses m1=100g and m2=200g slide freely in a horizontal frictionless track and are connected by a spring whose force constant is k=.5N/m. FInd the frequency of oscillatory motion for this system. I don't really know how to go about this problem. I'm assuming that the equation to find...
  38. H

    Calculating Effective Spring Constant for Platform Supported on 4 Springs

    A platform of mass 0.8 kg is supported on four springs (only two springs are shown in the picture, but there are four altogether). A chunk of modeling clay of mass 0.6 kg is held above the table and dropped so that it hits the table with a speed of v = 0.9 m/s. The clay sticks to the table...
  39. H

    Find Stretch of Each Spring After Cutting 100-Coil Spring

    An object is attached to the lower end of a 100-coil spring that is hanging from the ceiling. The string stretches by 0.155 m. The spring is then cut into two identical springs of 50 coils each. As the drawing shows, each spring is attached between the ceiling and the object. By how much does...
  40. Cyrus

    Springs and Sinusoidal Forcing

    I have a question that needs solving please. I have a stand that has a forced oscillator on it. The oscillator can force the stand to move at different harmonics. On this stand is a rig that a spring is clamped rigidly onto. ( I will provide a simplified drawing.). The movement is detected by an...
  41. H

    How Does Damping Affect the Motion of a Mass on a Spring?

    hi i have this problem that i have to solve involving a spring and a mass attached to it and damping of the spring. i will first in this first post like put down the problem, and then in further posts i will put down how i am going with the problem, eg like what i have got etc, and um well any...
  42. quasar987

    Why does a spring exert a force -kx on a block?

    Why is it that a spring exerts a force -kx on a block? Is it because the atoms making the spring themselves are in a stable equilibrium when the spring is at its relaxed lenght, but as soon as it is stretched, for small displacement around the equilibrium position, a "locally hookian"...
  43. K

    Odd equation relating to springs and SHM

    Well I am working on a lab report for 12th grade physics and my teacher has decided to throw a cuve ball at us. The lab is designed to determine the value of the force constant of a spring by measuring the number of oscillations a certain weight makes when on the end of the spring. To find k was...
  44. C

    Platform on Springs: Find Effective Spring Constant & Oscillation Amplitude

    A platform of mass 0.8 kg is supported on four springs (only two springs are shown in the picture, but there are four altogether). A chunk of modeling clay of mass 0.6 kg is held above the table and dropped so that it hits the table with a speed of v = 0.9 m/s. The clay sticks to the table...
  45. A

    Designing a Bungee Ride: Calculating Energy & Springs

    i realize that this is a common question, but i have a partner for this assignment and she's doing something different than me. i just want to make sure I'm not off base the assignment is to design a bungee ride. the problem involves someone being launched from 150 ft above the ground and...
  46. T

    Max Force & Acceleration on 0.466 kg Mass w/ 144 N/m Spring

    a 0.466 kg mass is attached to a spring with a spring constant 144 N/m so that the mass is allowed to move on a horizontal frictionless surface. The mass is released from rest when the spring is compressed 0.174 m. what is the maximum force on the mass and the maximum acceleration? i used...
  47. I

    Physics: conservation of energy and springs

    Two children are playing a game in which they try to hit a small box on the floor with a marble fired from a spring-loaded gun that is mounted on a table. The target box is 2.20m horizontally from the edge of the table. Bobby compresses the spring 1.10cm, but the center of the marble falls...
  48. I

    How Does a Spring's Compression Relate to Block Height and Work Done?

    Physic problem... springs A 700g block is released from rest at height Ho(initial) above a vertical spring with spring constant k=400 N/m and negligible mass. The block sticks to the spring and momentarily stops after compressing the spring 19.0 cm. How much work is done A) by the block on...
  49. H

    Help Needed with Physics Homework Involving Springs

    Okay...so I have Physics homework due at midnight, 8 hours. And I'm stuck on a few problems...posting here for some help. An explanation of how to do it would be much more appreciated then just answer. 1a)A 1816 g mass is on a horizontal surface with μk = 0.48, and is in contact with a...
  50. R

    Torsion Springs: Finding Formulas & Understanding Their Function

    Could someone please point me in the right direction for finding formulas dealing with torsion springs and also understanding more about how they work? Thanks Carla
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