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A 3.00-kgkg object is free to slide on a horizontal surface. The object is attached to a spring of spring constant 300 N/mN/m , and the other end of the spring is attached to a wall. The object is pulled in the direction away from the wall until the spring is stretched 70.0 mmmm from its relaxed position. The object is not released from rest, but is instead given an initial velocity of 2.50 m/sm/s away from the wall. Ignore friction.
a) Determine the energy of the oscillating system.
b) Select the correct equation for the object's position xx as a function of time. Suppose that x=0x=0 is the equilibrium position and the direction away from the wall is the positive direction of xx.