Springs & Elastic Potential Energy
10. Conservation of Energy / Springs & Elastic Potential Energy / Problem 4
A fruit basket with a total mass of 3.0 kg is gently placed on a kitchen scale, compressing the scale’s spring by 2.0 mm, which accurately displays the basket's weight. If the same basket is accidentally dropped from a height of 0.50 m onto the scale, what maximum weight does the scale display at the moment of greatest compression?
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