Spring tension..

An object is attached to a vertical spring and slowly lowered to its equilirium position.this streches the spring by an amount d.if d same object attachd 2 d same spring is permitted to fall instead,through wat distance does it stretch the spring??pls help...

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Debotosh.. ·

in the first case, there is no gain of kinetic energy of the body whereas it is gainable in the second case !

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akari ·

debo is right
first case

kx =mg

second case

(1/2) kx2 =mgx

so it will fall a distance of

2d

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Bicchuram Aveek ·

Yes both debo and akari are right.

First there is static case : kx = mg

and then condition of equilibrium....NOT REST.

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