10. Conservation of Energy
10. Conservation of Energy / Springs & Elastic Potential Energy / Problem 11
A bowling ball of mass 5.0 kg is kept at the free end of a compressed spring (k = 62 N/m) installed at the bottom of a steep hill. The hill makes an angle of 35° with the horizontal at the bottom of the hill. Given that, the equilibrium length of the spring is 1.50 m and the compressed spring length is 0.60 m calculate how far up the hill the bowling ball will travel before coming to a stop if the spring is released. (Assume that friction is negligible.)
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