Question: A vertical spring of force constant k is attached at the bottom to form of mass m p , and at the top to a

A vertical spring of force constant k is attached at the bottom to form of mass mp, and at the top to a massless cup, as in Figure. The platform rests on a scale. A ball of mass mb is placed in the cup. What is the reading on the scale when 

(a) The spring is compressed an amount d = mbg/k? 

(b) The ball comes to rest momentarily with the spring compressed? 

(c) The ball again comes to rest in its original position?

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