PROBLEM SET 05: Energy at Point of Release (Frictionless)
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Friction only here.
As shown in the figure, a block of mass m = 17 kg is released from rest at position A, near the top of an incline that makes an angle of 34° with the horizontal. As it slides down, the block experiences kinetic friction μ = 0.55 only over a distance L = 1.5 m, as illustrated in the figure. The incline is frictionless everywhere else. After passing the section with friction and sliding further down, the block encounters a spring at position B and compresses it an amount c = 0.22 m to point C before coming momentarily to rest. The distance between points A and B is 4.3 m. The system is subject to the regular force of gravity g = 9.80665 m/s².
(a) Determine the speed of the block at position B: 5.81 m/s
(b) Determine the force constant k of the spring: 1.57104 N/m
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