NEET2009PhysicsLaws of MotionActual
A body of mass 5 ~kg moving with a speed of 1.5 ~m / s on a horizontal smooth surface collides with a nearly weightless spring of force constant k=5 ~N / m . The maximum compression of the spring would be
Options
- A0.5 ~m
- B0.15 ~m
- C1.5 ~m
- D0.12 ~m
Correct answer
C. 1.5 ~m
Step-by-step solution
At maximum compression the whole kinetic energy of ball = potential energy of spring. aligned & 1 2 m v^2= 1 2 k x^2 x=v m k & x=1.5 5 5 =1.5 ~m aligned