A student hangs a weight on a newtonmeter. The energy now stored in the spring in the newtonmeter is 4.5 × 10−2 J The student then increases the weight on the newtonmeter by 2.0 N Calculate the total extension of the spring. Spring constant = 400 N/m

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i'm so sorry if this is wrong i'm only in 6th grade xd

initial speed when it is dropped is 150 ft/s

now at the same moment the acceleration due to gravity is perpendicular to its velocity

so as we know that

now we have centripetal acceleration a = 32 ft/s^2 as its perpendicular to velocity

while tangential acceleration at the same moment will be zero

so

now radius of curvature is given as

so the radius of curvature just after it is dropped is 703.125 ft