It was late when I rewrote the problem from my mind.
The right sides would simply be the ΔU or ΔKE in regards to the equation as stated above.
The height would be the height, h, plus the compressed part of the spring. We are to assume h=0 when the spring is uncompressed. Sorry I forgot that...
Homework Statement
Hello everyone, I am having immense trouble with this problem. I'm not too sure if this is classified as Advanced Physics, but currently I'm a high school senior in AP Physics.
You are given a spring with spring constant k=40,000 N/M. A 2 KG block is put onto the spring...