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A 10kg box is at rest at the end of an unstretched spring withconstant k=4000N/m

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Question

A 10kg box is at rest at the end of an unstretched spring withconstant k=4000N/m the mass is struck with a hammer giving it a velocity of6.0m/s to the right across a frictionless surface. the amplitude of the resulting oscillation of this systemis????? A 10kg box is at rest at the end of an unstretched spring withconstant k=4000N/m the mass is struck with a hammer giving it a velocity of6.0m/s to the right across a frictionless surface. the amplitude of the resulting oscillation of this systemis?????

Explanation / Answer

Amplitude is equal to the maximum compression in the spring.

From conservation of energy, the maximum compression in thespring is given by the equation