A 15 Kg Crate Falls from a Height of 2

question 21

Multiple Choice

A 1.5 kg crate falls from a height of 2.0 m onto an industrial spring scale with a spring constant of 1.5 *10⁵ N/m.At its greatest compression the reading on the scale is:

• A)15 N
• B)29 N
• C)1.5 *10³ N
• D)2.1 * 10³ N
• E)3.0 * 10³ N

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