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A 2.5 kg crate falls from a height of 3.0 m onto an industrial spring constant of 2.5x10^5 N/m. At its Greatest compression the reading on the scale (in Newtons) is:

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A 25 kg crate falls from a height of 3.0 m onto an industrial spring scale with a spring constant of 2 5 x 10 N/m. At its greatest compression the reading on the scale (in Newtons) is
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