An object of total mass
(M+m)
is suspended on a vertical spring. Initially, the system is in equilibrium. Then the object breaks into two parts and a piece of mass
m
falls down as shown below. The rest of the object starts to move up. To what maximum height relative to the initial equilibrium position will it rise if
m=470g,M=840g
, and the spring constant is
k=110(N)/(m)
?
m
The maximum height,
h=
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. The attached to the spring mass
M
starts to move up and down. If there is a small friction in the system, then eventually the mass will stop oscillating and reach the new equilibrium. How much energy is lost during this process? The energy lost,
Q=
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mJ