Work and Energy

Nonlinear Spring Problem


<div class="wp-block-create-block-problemblock">A nonlinear spring is compressed various distances ##x## , and the force ##F## required to compress it is measured for each distance.  The data are shown in the table below.<br /><img src="/old/images/springproblem.gif"  alt="physics spring problem ><br />Assume that the magnitude of the force applied by the spring is of the form ##F(x) = Ax^2## .<br /><ul><li>Which quantities should be graphed in order to yield a straight line whose slope could be used to calculate a numercal value for ##A## ?</li><li>Calculate values for any of the quantities identified in (A) that are not given in the data, and record these values in the table above.  Label teh top of the column, including units.</li><li>Plot the quantities you indicated in (A).  Label the axes with the variables and appropriate numbers to indicate the scale.</li><li>Using your graph, calculate ##A## .</li><li>The spring is then placed horizontally on the floor.  One end of the spring is fixed to a wall.  A cart of mass 0.50 kg moves on the floor with negligible friction and collides head-on with the free end of the spring, compressing it a maximum distance of 0.10 m.</li><li>Calculate the word don eby the cart in compressing the spring 0.10 m from its equilibrium length.</li><li>Calculate the speed of the cart just before it strikes the spring.</li></ul"></div>


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