10. Conservation of Energy
10. Conservation of Energy / Energy in Connected Objects (Systems) / Problem 12
In a storage room, a heavy box of mass kg is initially at rest on a spring with a spring constant of N/m. The box is part of a pulley system where it is connected to a -kg package. When the system is released, the heavier box compresses the spring by moving downwards, pulling the lighter package upwards. Calculate the distance the box falls, compressing the spring, before the entire system momentarily comes to rest.
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