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Blocks A (mass 3.00 kg) and B (mass 12.00 kg, to the right of A) move on a frictionless, horizontal surface. Initially, block B is moving to the left at 0.500 m/s and block A is moving to the right at 2.00 m/s. The blocks are equipped with ideal spring bumpers. The collision is head on, so all motion before and after it is along a straight line. Let +x be the direction of the initial motion of A.
Find the maximum energy stored in the spring bumpers.
Find the velocity of block A when the energy stored in the spring bumpers is maximum.
Find the velocity of block B when the energy stored in the spring bumpers is maximum.
Find the velocity of block A after the blocks have moved apart.
Find the velocity of block B after the blocks have moved apart.