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An ideal spring is in equilibrium, hanging from a ceiling with a 1 kg mass at the end. At rest, the length of the hanging spring is 10 cm. Then, an additional 5 kg block is added to the spring, causing its length at rest to increase to 13 cm. The 5 kg block is then removed. Starting from rest, when the 5 kg block is removed, the spring begins to oscillate.
What will the spring’s velocity be, the third time it returns to a length of 13 cm? Express your answer in units of m/s, but enter only the numeric answer.