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    Find the launch speed of a ball in a spring mechanism

    ah yes that makes a lot of sense thanks a lot
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    Find the launch speed of a ball in a spring mechanism

    I think that's what someone else was getting at that it wasn't constant acceleration so you can't use Suvat
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    Find the launch speed of a ball in a spring mechanism

    Homework Statement I have a question asking me to find the launch speed of a ball (mass 0.39kg) when released by a spring mechanism made of 2 springs each with force constant 25Nm^-2. they are pulled back 12 cm. the ball is initially at rest.Homework Equations [/B] v^2=u^2+2as f=ma f=kx...