Question

6. A 5.00 kg object is suspended vertically by a spring that is attached to a ceiling at the other end. The object is held at rest such that the spring is initially in its relaxed (unstretched/uncompressed) state. The spring constant of the spring is 50.0 N/m. Determine: a) The lowest point below the spring’s equilibrium position the object will go if it is slowly lowered by hand (5 points) b) The lowest point below the spring’s equilibrium position the object will go if it is released from its initial position (5 points) c) Using work and/or force arguments, explain the difference in numerical values between a) and b) (5 points)

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