A spring of negligible mass has force constant k =1600 N/m.
(a) Find how far must the spring be compressed for 3.50 Joule of potential energy to be stored in it?
m
(b) You place the spring vertically with one end on the floor. You then drop a 2.00 kilogram book onto it from a height of 0.90 meter above the top of the spring. Determine the maximum distance the spring will be compressed.
m