A block of mass m1 = 2.9 kg initially moving to the right with aspeed of 4.3 m/s on a frictionless, horizontal track collides witha spring attached to a second block of mass m2 = 5 kg initiallymoving to the left with a speed of 2.8 m/s as shown in figure (a).The spring constant is 572 N/m.
What if m1 is initially moving at 2.2 m/s while m2 is initiallyat rest?
(a) Find the maximum spring compression in this case. x = m
(b) What will be the individual velocities of the two masses(v1 and v2) after thespring extended fully again? (That is, when the two masses separatefrom each other after the collision is complete.)
| v1 | = | m/s to theleft |
| v2 | = | m/s to theright |
