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A mass m = 12 kg rests on a frictionless table and accelerated
by a spring with spring constant k = 5249 N/m. The floor is
frictionless except for a rough patch. For this rough path, the
coefficient of friction is μk = 0.49. The mass leaves
the spring at a speed v = 3.2 m/s.
A)How much work is done by the spring as it accelerates the
mass?
B)How far was the spring stretched from its unstreched
length?
C)
The mass is measured to leave the rough spot with a final speed vf = 1.9 m/s.
How much work is done by friction as the mass crosses the rough
spot?
D)What is the length of the rough spot?
E)In a new scenario, the block only makes it (exactly) half-way
through the rough spot. How far was the spring compressed from its
unstretched length?
F)In this new scenario, what would the coefficient of friction of
the rough patch need to be changed to in order for the block to
just barely make it through the rough patch?