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Question A Hooke's law spring is compressed a distance d and is used to launch a mass m vertically to a height h above its starting position. Under double the compression, the spring is now used to launch the mass. How high does the mass now rise above its starting position?
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KillGorack	2023-06-11 11:14:26	Since the potential energy is directly related to the height reached by the mass, we can conclude that when the spring compression is doubled, the height the mass rises above its starting position will also be quadrupled.

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