A block of mass M, capable of sliding with negligible friction over a horizontal air rail, is attached to one end of the rail by a spring of negligible mass and elastic constant k, initially relaxed. A projectile with mass m and horizontal velocity v, hits the block at t=0, as shown in the figure below; the projectile is attached to the block. The expression of the system's displacement X for t > 0 is:
A block of mass M, capable of sliding with negligible friction over a horizontal air rail, is attached to one end of the rail by a spring of negligible mass and elastic constant k, initially relaxed. A projectile with mass m and horizontal velocity v, hits the block at t=0, as shown in the figure below; the projectile is attached to the block. The expression of the system's displacement X for t > 0 is:
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A block of mass M, capable of sliding with negligible friction over a horizontal air rail, is attached to one end of the rail by a spring of negligible mass and elastic constant k, initially relaxed. A projectile with mass m and horizontal velocity v, hits the block at t=0, as shown in the figure below; the projectile is attached to the block. The expression of the system's displacement X for t > 0 is:
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