A box of mass m is pressed against (but is not attached to) an ideal spring of force constant k and negligible mass, compressing the spring a distance x. After it is released, the box slides up a frictionless incline as shown in the figure and eventually stops. If we repeat this experiment but instead use a spring having force constant 2k Smooth Smooth O tne block will go up the incline to half as high as before. O just as it moves free of the spring, the kinetic energy of the box will be twice as great as before. O the box will go up the incline twice as high as before. O none of the choices O just as it moves free of the spring, the speed of the box will be two times as great as before.

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A box of massm is pressed against (but is not attached to)
an ideal spring of force constant k and negligible mass,
compressing the spring a distance x. After it is released,
the box slides up a frictionless incline as shown in the
figure and eventually stops. If we repeat this experiment
but instead use a spring having force constant 2k
k
m
0000000
Smooth
Smooth
O tne block will go up the incline to half as high as before.
O just as it moves free of the spring, the kinetic energy of the
box will be twice as great as before.
O the box will go up the incline twice as high as before.
O none of the choices
O just as it moves free of the spring, the speed of the box will
be two times as great as before.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 13 A box of massm is pressed against (but is not attached to) an ideal spring of force constant k and negligible mass, compressing the spring a distance x. After it is released, the box slides up a frictionless incline as shown in the figure and eventually stops. If we repeat this experiment but instead use a spring having force constant 2k k m 0000000 Smooth Smooth O tne block will go up the incline to half as high as before. O just as it moves free of the spring, the kinetic energy of the box will be twice as great as before. O the box will go up the incline twice as high as before. O none of the choices O just as it moves free of the spring, the speed of the box will be two times as great as before.
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