Fix one end of a vertical spring to the ceiling, attach a cabbage to the other end, and slowly lower the cabbage until the spring's upward force equals the gravity force on it. Demonstrate through derivation that the Cabbage - Earth system's loss of gravitational potential energy is equal to twice the gain in the spring's potential energy.

Fix one end of a vertical spring to the ceiling, attach a cabbage to the other end, and slowly lower the cabbage until the spring's upward force equals the gravity force on it. Demonstrate through derivation that the Cabbage - Earth system's loss of gravitational potential energy is equal to twice the gain in the spring's potential energy.

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Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

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Chapter7: Work, Energy, And Energy Resources

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