A motionless mass, hung on the end of a spring and pulled 5 cm downward, is a height of 1 meter above the classroom floor. Is that potential, kinetic, or elastic energy ?

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Answer:

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Explanation:

After the mass is pulled, you have all three types of energy; potential, kinetic and elastic. Elastic as it has extension of the spring, potential energy as the mass is one meter above the ground level, and kinetic energy as the mass is in motion.

The following are the equations for calculating the different energies.

[tex]E_{elas}=0.5*k*x^2\\where:\\k = spring constant [N/m]\\x = distance [m]\\\\E_{pot} =m*g*h\\where:\\m = mass [kg]\\g = gravity = 9.81[m/s^2]\\h = elevation [m]\\\\E_{k}=0.5*m*v^2\\where:\\m= mass [kg]\\v = velocity [m/s][/tex]

The spring will have potential and elastic energy when pulled 5 cm downward.

Elastic Energy:

The energy is stored in an elastic object due to stretching or compression. It can be given by,

[tex]E = \dfrac 12 kx^2[/tex]

Where,

[tex]k[/tex] - spring constant

[tex]x[/tex] - distance

Potential energy:

It is the energy of an object due to the position of different parts in the system. The positional difference creates potential energy in the given spring.

Kinetic energy:

It is the energy of an object due to its motion. Since the object is not moving hence it does not have any kinetic energy.

Therefore, the spring will have potential and elastic energy when pulled 5 cm downward.

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