Calculate the value that the spring constant should have

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Question: An engineer is designing a spring to be placed at the bottom of an elevator shaft. If the elevator cable should happen to break when the elevator is at a height h above the top of the spring, calculate the value that the spring constant k should have so that passangers undergo an acceleration of no more than 5.0G when brought to rest. Let M be the total mass of the elevator and passengers.

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