An elevator cable breaks when a $925$ kg elevator is $23\mathrm{.}0$ m above the top of a huge spring $(\backslash ($ k$=8\mathrm{.}50\backslash$times $10^\{4\}\backslash$mathrm$\{$~N$\}/\backslash$mathrm$\{$m$\}\backslash ))$ at the bottom of the shaft.

Calculate the work done by gravity on the elevator before it hits the spring.

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Part B

Calculate the speed of the elevator just before striking the spring.

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Part C

Calculate the amount the spring compresses $($note that here work is done by both the spring and gravity$).$

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