A body of mass 0.50kg is dropped from rest from a point 0.80m above the top of a light vertical spring fixed to the floor. As the body moves, it is guided by a frictional sleeve that exerts a constant opposing force of 1.5N. The spring has a force constant of 200N m−1.
Answer the following:
a. (a) Determine the maximum compression produced in the spring.
b. (b) Calculate the speed of the body when the spring is compressed to half of this maximum value.