Description
1) Consider a 10kg block resting on a spring. The
spring is compressed a distance of 0.25m from
its natural length.
a. Construct a free body diagram for the block
on the spring.
b. Calculate the spring constant for
this particular spring.
Suppose the spring-block apparatus is placed in
an elevator which accelerates downward at 3.0
m/s².
c. Would the compression of the spring be...
Less than 0.25m
Equal
Greater than 0.25m
to 0.25m
Justify your choice based on the forces acting on
the system.