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A block weighing 259 g slides along a frictionless track at a
speed 6.1 cm/s. It then attaches to a spring-bumper with an
electromagnetic device so that the block attaches to the bumper.
The bumper has a mass of 130 g, and the spring has a stiffness of
1540 kg/s2 and an equilibrium length of 10.6 cm. After
the spring compresses and returns to its original length, the
magnet turns off and the block launches off again, conserving
energy.
(a) How fast is the block just after it attaches to the
paddle?
(b) What is the maximum compression of the spring before the block
turns around?
(b) How fast is the block moving after it launches off the
paddle?
Stiffness of spring should be in g/s2 instead of given in kg/s2, to have some meaningful compression.