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A spring of negligible mass has a force constant of k=1600 N m. You place the...

A spring of negligible mass has a force constant of k=1600 N m. You place the spring vertically with one end on the floor. You then drop a 1.20 kg book onto it from a height of 0.80 m above the spring. Find the maximum distance the spring will be compressed. Caution: This is tricky, think about it carefully.

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1. Draw a picture.

2. Identify the system.

3. FBDs

4. Newton’s Second Law

5. Isolated or not?

6. Initial and Final

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