Problem 7.12: Collision between a mass and a mass connected to a spring
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A 0.5-kg projectile bounces off of an object (m = 1 kg) attached to a massless spring as shown (position is given in meters and time is given in seconds). The table entries, v1 and v2, show the velocities of the projectile and the target, respectively. Assume that the collision is elastic. Restart.
- Draw a graph of energy vs. time for the kinetic energy of the projectile, the kinetic energy of the target, and the potential energy of the spring.
- What percent of the initial energy was transferred to the target-spring system during the collision?
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Physlets were developed at Davidson College and converted from Java to JavaScript using the SwingJS system developed at St. Olaf College.
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