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Re: Engineering Challenge- Spring Loaded Kicker Edition

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Originally Posted by Vikesrock View Post
Assuming all the potential energy in the spring is converted to kinetic energy when firing
If the spring is pre-loaded, this is not true...

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my answer is B, less spring rate.
... but the answer is still correct.

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