Solved: Physics 20-1 Energy - Mass on a Spring

[physicznoob]

Homework Statement

This is a question from a test i had today..i want to know if I did it right or not.

A mass on a spring with spring constant 700 N/m is compressed 16 cm. If the maximum value of the speed is 12 m/s, what is the mass of the mass in kg?

Homework Equations

Ep = 1/2kx^2, Ek = 1/2mv^2

The Attempt at a Solution

so conservation of energy plays a role in this...

Vmax = 12 m/s
k = 700 N/m
x = 0.16 m
m = ?

Ep = Ek
1/2kx^2 = 1/2mv^2
m = (1/2kx^2) / (1/2v^2)
m = 0.12 kg.

im really doubting myself right now.

 

[NBAJam100]

Looks ok to me, but then again it is 1:30 A.M and I am borderline asleep...

 

[physicznoob]

lol. well thanks i guess. but a whole bunch of other people in my class got something else. it's wierd.

 

[scienture]

Did the problem statement tell that whether the spring was vertical or horizonal?
if it's vertical ,the answer will be different.