...before coming to re? A 5000 lb elevator is at rest 10 ft above a spring with a spring constant of 20,000 lb/ft when the cable break. The elevator falls and compresses the spring 2 ft. It then bounces back up
the shaft, falls back down, compresses the spring again, etc.
What is the total distance traveled by the elevator before coming to rest?
the shaft, falls back down, compresses the spring again, etc.
What is the total distance traveled by the elevator before coming to rest?