In procedure 3: a spring is at the bottom of a frictionless incline. When a box
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Question
In procedure 3: a spring is at the bottom of a frictionless incline. When a box of mass M compresses the spring distance x and is released from rest, the box slides distance d up the incline (measured from where the box is at rest).
a) Suppose a box of mass 2M is used to compress the spring distance x, and is released from rest. The distance the box will slide up the incline now will be
between d/2 and d/4 2d
between 2d and 4d
4d
between d/2 and d
d/4
between d and 2d
d
d/2
b) Suppose a box of mass M is used to compress the spring distance 2x, and is released from rest. The distance the box will slide up the incline now (measured from where the box is at rest) is
between d and d/2
between d/4 and d/2
4d
d
d/4
d/2
between 4d and 2d
between d and 2d
2d
Explanation / Answer
the answers are the following
a) d/2
b) 4d