A 10-kg mass is attached to a spring that hangs vertically and is stretched 2 m from

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A 10-kg mass is attached to a spring that hangs vertically and is stretched 2 m from the equilibrium position of the spring. Assume a linear spring with F(x) = kx. 

a. How much work is required to compress the spring and lift the mass 0.5 m?

b. How much work is required to stretch the spring and lower the mass 0.5 m?

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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