Assignment:
You can assume that air resistance and other frictional forces can be ignored in this question
a) Define a datum for the gravitational potential energy of particle P.
b) Write down the gravitational potential energy of particle P at a general point of motion.
c) Write down the kinetic energy of a particle Pat the same instant
d) Determine the potential energy stored n each spring at the same instant.
e) Write down an expression representing the total mechanical energy of the system at the same instant.