A 34 kg child uses a pogo stick to bounce up and down. The spring constant, k, of the toy equals 8,600 N/m. (a) By how much would the spring be compressed by the child if she simply balanced herself vertically on the pedals of the stick? (Give your answer in cm.) _______ cm (b) How much energy (in J) is stored in the spring under this circumstance? ________ J

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A 34 kg child uses a pogo stick to bounce up and down. The spring constant, k, of the toy equals 8,600 N/m.
(a)
By how much would the spring be compressed by the child if she simply balanced herself vertically on the pedals of the stick? (Give your answer in cm.)
_______ cm
(b)
How much energy (in J) is stored in the spring under this circumstance?
________ J

 

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