You are designing a delivery ramp for crates containing exercise equipment. The 1390 N crates will move at 1.8 m/s at the top of a ramp that slopes downward at 22.0∘. The ramp exerts a 515 N kinetic friction force on each crate, and the maximum static friction force also has this value. Each crate will compress a spring at the bottom of the ramp and will come to rest after traveling a total distance of 5.0 m along the ramp. Once stopped, a crate must not rebound back up the ramp.

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The maximum force constant of the spring Kmax is 2337.9 N/m.

What is force constant of a spring?

The force constant or spring constant is defined as the force required to stretch or compress a spring such that the displacement in the spring is 1 meter.

Force constant is denoted by K and its unit is N/m.

  • Force =  K * x

Where;

K = spring constant

x = displacement

The work done by the spring is given below as follows:

Work done = Fx/2

Kinetic Energy = mv²/2

Force on an inclined plane = mgsinθ

Total force, F = mgsinθ + frictional force

F = 1390 * sin 22° + 515

F = 1035.7 N

Work done = change in KE

Fx/2 = mv²/2

Fx = mv²

m  = 1390/9.81 = 141.692

Solving for x;

x = mv²/F

x = 141.692 * 1.8²/1035.7

x = 0.443 m

The maximum force constant of the spring Kmax = 1035.7/0.443

Kmax = 2337.9 N/m

In conclusion, the maximum force constant of the spring  is the ratio of the total force and displacement.

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Note that the complete question is given below:

You are designing a delivery ramp for crates containing exercise equipment. The crates of weight 1490 N will move with speed 2.0 m/s at the top of a ramp that slopes downward at an angle 21.0 ∘. The ramp will exert a 533 N force of kinetic friction on each crate, and the maximum force of static friction also has this value. At the bottom of the ramp, each crate will come to rest after compressing a spring a distance x. Each crate will move a total distance of 8.0 m along the ramp; this distance includes x. Once stopped, a crate must not rebound back up the ramp. Calculate the maximum force constant of the spring Kmax that can be used in order to meet the design criteria