A 6-lb collar can slide without friction on a vertical rod and is resting in equilibrium on

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A 6-lb collar can slide without friction on a vertical rod and is resting in equilibrium on a spring. It is pushed down, compressing the spring 6 in., and released. Knowing that the spring constant is k = 15 lb/in., determine

(a) The maximum height h reached by the collar above its equilibrium position,

(b) The maximum velocity of the collar.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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