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marc16250
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The purpose the lab is to get a 1kg mass on a long spring (approx 3meters) to touch, without cracking, the top of an egg. To do this, we need to solve for the height needed to drop weight from.
I'm not sure how to solve the problem and I have been using the following formulas:
F=kx
E=1/2kx^2
So far, I have calculated the spring constant by using different masses and recording the change in distance. I got K= 3.78N/m. I have measured the height from the top of the spring to the top of the egg, and i measured the height from the bottom of the weight to the top of the egg. Now, I am not sure how to go about solving the problem.
Can anyone give me a hint, or solve the problem?
*I attached a sketch of the situation (note that all measurements are to the top of the egg and not the floor)
I'm not sure how to solve the problem and I have been using the following formulas:
F=kx
E=1/2kx^2
So far, I have calculated the spring constant by using different masses and recording the change in distance. I got K= 3.78N/m. I have measured the height from the top of the spring to the top of the egg, and i measured the height from the bottom of the weight to the top of the egg. Now, I am not sure how to go about solving the problem.
Can anyone give me a hint, or solve the problem?
*I attached a sketch of the situation (note that all measurements are to the top of the egg and not the floor)