Tag: its tail hook snags a cable to slow it down. The cable is attached to a spring with spring constant 60000 N/m.

As a 15000 kg jet plane lands on an aircraft carrier, its tail hook snags a cable to slow it down. The cable is attached to a spring with spring constant 60000 N/m. If the spring stretches 30 m to stop the plane, what was the plane’s landing speed? Variables known: m= 15000 kg k= 60000 N/m…