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    Solving a Physics Problem: Calculating Maximum Distance for Falling Fish

    well that's all the mastering physics website states as the problem statement. so F=ma so F= mg so mg=-kx so k=mg/x?
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    Solving a Physics Problem: Calculating Maximum Distance for Falling Fish

    yeah I just don't know where to start really. it's F=-kx
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    Solving a Physics Problem: Calculating Maximum Distance for Falling Fish

    Homework Statement If a fish is attached to a vertical spring and slowly lowered to its equilibrium position, it is found to stretch the spring by an amount d. If the same fish is attached to the end of the unstretched spring and then allowed to fall from rest, through what maximum distance...
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    Forces on an electron: find the work during displacement

    [b]1. The problem statement Consider the electron and the force on the electron is F=Cxj, where C is a positive constant. F, xj are vector? Homework Equations Consider the electron and the force on the electron is F=Cxj, where C is a positive constant. (F, xj are vectors) a) The electron...
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    Ideal spring: find the work during certain displacement

    1. Homework Statement [/b] A block with mass (m) is attached to an ideal spring that has force constant (k) . 2. Homework Equations [/b] a.)The block moves from (x_1) to (x_2) , where (x_2) > (x_1) . How much work does the spring force do during this displacement? b.The block moves...
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    What is the Y-Component of a Baseball's Acceleration at Half Its Terminal Speed?

    Homework Statement A baseball is thrown straight up. The drag force is proportional to v^2. In terms of g , what is the y-component of the ball's acceleration when its speed is half its terminal speed and it is moving up? moving back down? Homework Equations F=ma mg+bv^2=ma mg-Bv^2=ma The...
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    Drag force (air resistance) and acceleration

    what was the answer to this question?
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