Determine the minimum value for force constant


In an old science fiction movies, writers tried to come up with novel ways of launching spacecraft in the direction of the moon. In one hypothetical case, a screenwriter envisioned launching a moon probe from a deep, smooth tunnel, inclined at 73.0° over the horizontal. At bottom of the tunnel a very stiff spring designed to launch the craft was anchored. The top of the spring, when the spring is unstressed, is 32.0 m from the higher end of the tunnel. The screenwriter knew from his research that to arrive at the moon, the probe of 318 kg must have a speed of at least 11.2 km/s when it exits the tunnel. When the spring is compressed by 83.0 m just before launch, determine the minimum value for its force constant to accomplish a successful launch? Avoid friction with the tunnel walls and floor.

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