What is the Speed of the Cart Launched by a Spring?

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Homework Statement


125N of force are required to compress a spring by 1.04m. The spring is now used to launch a 1.49 kg cart across a flat horizontal table. What is the speed of the cart?



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Hi Walid11! Welcome to PF! :wink:

you need to use work done and the work-energy theorem …

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