A block of mass M falls onto a spring. Before colliding with the spring the velocity of the block is V. The spring has a stiffness k. How much is the spring compressed?

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A block of mass M falls onto a spring. Before colliding with the spring the velocity of the block is V. The spring has a stiffness k. How much is the spring compressed?

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