College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 44

A 0.250-kg ball is dropped from a height of 10.0 cm onto a spring, as illustrated in Fig. If the spring has a spring constant of 60.0 N/m, (a) what distance will the spring be compressed (Neglect energy loss during collision.) (b) On recoiling upward, how high will the ball go


FIGURE How far down See Exercise.