Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy - Problems - Page 206: 52a

Answer

$x= 0.292m$

Work Step by Step

The initial kinetic energy is equal to the final spring and thermal energy $K = E_s + E_{th}$ $K = \frac{1}{2}kx^2+ fx$ $20 = \frac{1}{2}400x^2+ 10x$ $0 = 200x^2+ 10x -20$ $0 = 20x^2+ x -2$ Solving the equation with a calculator/wolfram alpha: $x= 0.292m$
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