Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Chapter 10, Problem 78PQ
A light spring is attached to a block of mass 4m at rest on a frictionless, horizontal table. A second block of mass m is now placed on the table, in contact with the free end of the spring, and the two blocks are pushed together (Fig. P10.78). When the blocks are released, the more massive block moves to the left at 2.50 m/s.
a. What is the speed of the less massive block? b. If m = 1.00 kg, what is the elastic potential energy of the system before it is released from rest?
FIGURE P10.78
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