Derive an expression for the minimum height above the spring’s natural (unstretched)…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Work Energy and Power · Work Energy and Power

Problem

Derive an expression for the minimum height

h

above the spring’s natural (unstretched) length from which a block of mass

m

must be released from rest so that it compresses a vertical spring of constant

k

by a maximum amount

x

. Express

h

in terms of

m

g

k

and

x