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10. Conservation of Energy
10. Conservation of Energy / Springs & Elastic Potential Energy / Problem 9

You obtain a massless spring from an old umbrella having a force constant, k = 1000 N/m. Out of sheer fun, you place the spring to rest vertically with one of its ends lying on a bench. Next, you release a block of mass 0.50 kg from a height of 1.5 m (measured from the spring's top end) directly above the spring. Determine the maximum compression that occurs on the spring.

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