During a docking maneuver, a miniature satellite’s latch mechanism compresses a high-performance calibration spring.
The compression of the spring is 0.04 m.
The spring constant (kkk) of this latch spring is 450 N/m.
Calculate the work done in compressing the spring by 0.04 m.
Use the equation:
work done=12×k×(extension)2 \text{work done} = \frac{1}{2} \times k \times (\text{extension})^2 work done=21×k×(extension)2