OS-AP-7-TP22 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e
Conservative Forces and Potential Energy (Problem 22)
Two 4.0 kg masses are connected to each other by a spring with a force constant of 25 N/m and a rest length of 1.0 m. If the spring has been compressed to 0.80 m in length and the masses are traveling toward each other at 0.50 m/s (each), what is the total energy in the system?