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(Solved): The restoring force in a Hooke's Law spring is a conservative force, and hence, the work done by tha ...
The restoring force in a Hooke's Law spring is a conservative force, and hence, the work done by that force is represented by a potential energy function. Consider a mass, m, attached to a spring with constant k. The total mechanical energy, the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the system may be represented graphically.
Three different energy diagrame for a spring mass system are given. Flank the dagrams from the one with the amallest spring conatank to the one with the gradiet spring conitart by agging each to the appropriate spot in the rectangle provided.
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Solution......... Since we know that the potential energy of a spring mass system is