24. A 1.50-kg object is held 1.20 m above a relaxed mass- less, vertical spring with a force constant of 320 N/m The object is dropped onto the spring. (a) How far does the object compress the spring? (b) What If? Repeat part (a), but this time assume a constant air-resistance force of 0.700 N acts on the object during its motion. (c) What If? How far does the object compress the spring if the same experiment is performed on the Moon, where g 1.63 m/s2 and air resistance is neglected?

24. A 1.50-kg object is held 1.20 m above a relaxed mass- less, vertical spring with a force constant of 320 N/m The object is dropped onto the spring. (a) How far does the object compress the spring? (b) What If? Repeat part (a), but this time assume a constant air-resistance force of 0.700 N acts on the object during its motion. (c) What If? How far does the object compress the spring if the same experiment is performed on the Moon, where g 1.63 m/s2 and air resistance is neglected?

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Problem 15P: A block of mass m = 2.00 kg is attached to a spring of force constant k = 500 N/m as shown in Figure...

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