A vertical spring with a spring constant value of 4500 N/m is compressed 60 cm. A 5.5 kg pumpkin is placed on the end of the spring, and the spring is released. To the nearest whole number, the pumpkin will rise how many meters.

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Elisa Compton

Physics

5 July, 15:39

A vertical spring with a spring constant value of 4500 N/m is compressed 60 cm. A 5.5 kg pumpkin is placed on the end of the spring, and the spring is released. To the nearest whole number, the pumpkin will rise how many meters.

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June Sellers · Answer 1

First, we calculate for the force that is attributed to the pumpkin. That is 5.5 kg times the acceleration due to gravity which is equal to 9.8 m/s2. This gives us an answer of 53.9 N.

We then divide the calculated value with the constant given.

d = 53.9 N / (4500 N/m) = 0.01197 m

Therefore, the spring was stretched for about 11.98 mm.