A 6.0-kg box moving at 3.0 m/s on a horizontal, frictionless surface runs into a light spring of force constant 75 N/cm. Use the work-energy theorem to find the maximum compression of the spring

8.5 cm

Explanation:

According to the work energy theorem, the total work done equals the change in the kinetic energy of the particle.

Therefore,

where,

Here, W is the total work done by force on the spring.

plug in the following values:

We get:

Solving this

Plug in the values given in the question:

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c. newton's third law of motion