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A 0.454-kg block is attached to a horizontal spring that is at its equilibrium length, and whose force constant is 25.0 N/m. The block rests on a frictionless surface. A 5.60×10−2-kg wad of putty is thrown horizontally at the block, hitting it with a speed of 8.93 m/s and sticking.
How far does the putty-block system compress the spring?
The law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time. This law means that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.
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