A 10-kg mass is traveling to the right with a speed of 2m/s on a smooth horizontal surface when it collides with and sticks to a second 10kg mass that is initially at rest but is attached to a light spring with force constant 110N/m (a) find the frequency, amplitude, and period of the subsequent oscillations. (b) how long does it take the system to return the first time to the position it had immediately after the collision?

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A 10-kg mass is traveling to the right with a speed of 2m/s on a smooth horizontal surface when it collides with and sticks to a second 10kg mass that is initially at rest but is attached to a light spring with force constant 110N/m (a) find the frequency, amplitude, and period of the subsequent oscillations. (b) how long does it take the system to return the first time to the position it had immediately after the collision?

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