H 2 g car înitially maring at 6 mls atof height 5 m,a horízontal sprfng (withheight of Gmencounterslatera hillpoint there îsshown in figure. At aasspring constont ke 150 Mm)at height of 2 m.a) Does the car reach the spring ?(Hint : Compare the intial totalmechanícalenergy아 thecar with its potential energy athill of height 5m.)6) If so, what is the maximum compression in the spring ?Ignore frictional losses and the rotational energy of the wheels.3= 9.8 m/s?um

SOlution: m = 2 kg v = 6 m/s k = 150N/m

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height ot Gm later A 2 bg ar înitially moving at 6 mls at a hill of hefght 5m, encounters shown in figure. At a as point there is a horizontal spring (with at height of 2 m. spring comstont ka 15O Mm) a) Does the car reach the spring ?(Hint : Compore the initial total mechanical energy of the hill of height 5m.) cor with its potential energy at tI (9 so, Ignore frietional what is the maximum compression în the spring? losses and the rotational eneryy of the whee 3= 9.8 m/s? um 12m 3.

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Chapter8: Potential Energy And Conservation Of Energy

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