Concept Simulation 10.1 allows you to explore the concepts to which this problem relates. A 2.00-kg object is hanging from the end of a vertical spring. The spring constant is 50.0 N/m. The object is pulled 0.200 m downward and released from rest. Complete the table below by calculating the translational kinetic energy, the gravitational potential energy, the elastic potential energy, and the total mechanical energy E for each of the vertical positions indicated. The vertical positions h indicate distances above the point of release, where h
=0 m.
h (meters)
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KE
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PE (gravity)
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PE (elastic)
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E
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0
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0.200
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0.400
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