Answer:
a) 0.66J
b) -0.66J
c) 206N/m
Explanation:
The change of gravitational potencial energy is given by:
[tex]E_g=m*g*h\\E_g=5.2*10^{-3}*9.8*13\\E_g=0.66J[/tex]
Because of energy conservation the elastic potencial energy was converted completely to gravitational so:
[tex]E_e-E_g=0\\E_e=-E_g\\E_e=-0.66J[/tex]
The elastic potencial energy is given by:
[tex]E_e=\frac{1}{2}k*x^2\\\\-0.66=-\frac{1}{2}K*(8*10^{-2})\\\\K=206N/m[/tex]