A 600-Kg Person Drops from Rest a Distance of 1

question 24

Multiple Choice

A 60.0-kg person drops from rest a distance of 1.20 m to a platform of negligible mass supported by an ideal stiff spring of negligible mass.The platform drops 6.00 cm before the person comes to rest.What is the spring constant of the spring?

• A) 2.56 × 10⁵ N/m
• B) 3.92 × 10⁵ N/m
• C) 5.45 × 10⁴ N/m
• D) 4.12 × 10⁵ N/m
• E) 8.83 × 10⁴ N/m

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