A 14.1 kg pumpkin is placed on a vertical spring of negligible mass and force constant k = 2100 N/m that is compressed 31.0 cm. When the spring is released, how high does the pumpkin rise from this initial position? (The pumpkin and the spring are not attached.)

A 14.1 kg pumpkin is placed on a vertical spring of negligible mass and force constant k = 2100 N/m that is compressed 31.0 cm. When the spring is released, how high does the pumpkin rise from this initial position? (The pumpkin and the spring are not attached.)

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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