A 0.49-kg metal sphere oscillates at the end of a vertical spring. As the spring stretches from 0.12 m to 0.23 m (relative to its unstrained length), the speed of the sphere decreases from 5.7 to 3.2 m/s. What is the spring constant of the spring?

A 0.49-kg metal sphere oscillates at the end of a vertical spring. As the spring stretches from 0.12 m to 0.23 m (relative to its unstrained length), the speed of the sphere decreases from 5.7 to 3.2 m/s. What is the spring constant of the spring?

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A 0.49-kg metal sphere oscillates at the end of a vertical spring. As the spring stretches from 0.12 m to 0.23 m (relative to its unstrained length), the speed of the sphere decreases from 5.7 to 3.2 m / s . What is the spring constant of the spring?

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