There is a 2.02 kg box at three points in time. Initial the box is moving to the left at 12 m/s. A. How much kinetic energy is does the box have while moving to the left in time 1? _________ Joules B.The box then hits into a spring with a spring constant of 534 N/m. At the point of max compression all of the boxes kinetic energy goes into elastic potential energy. How much is the spring compressed at that point ______ meters

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There is a 2.02 kg box at three points in time. Initial the box is moving to the left at 12 m/s.

A. How much kinetic energy is does the box have while moving to the left in time 1?   _________ Joules

B.The box then hits into a spring with a spring constant of 534 N/m. At the point of max compression all of the boxes kinetic energy goes into elastic potential energy. How much is the spring compressed at that point

______ meters

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