Search for question
Question

A dart of mass m = 6g traveling with speed v= 17 m/s imbeds into a target of mass M = 1.2 kg mounted on a spring, as shown. Subsequently, the maximum spring compression is d = 3 mm.

Assume that the flight of the dart is too short for its trajectory to curve appreciably.

a) Find the spring constant & symbolically.

b) Compute the value of k in (a).

Fig: 1