A horizontal spring (with a spring constant of 1000 N/m) is compressed by some amount, A, by a mass of 3 kg. If the (magnitude of the) velocity of the mass as it passes through the equilibrium point of the spring is 15 m/s, then how much was the spring compressed by to begin with? Assume there is no friction between the mass and the floor. O 0.958 m 0.822 m O 0.662 m O 0.751 m

A horizontal spring (with a spring constant of 1000 N/m) is compressed by some amount, A, by a mass of 3 kg. If the (magnitude of the) velocity of the mass as it passes through the equilibrium point of the spring is 15 m/s, then how much was the spring compressed by to begin with? Assume there is no friction between the mass and the floor. O 0.958 m 0.822 m O 0.662 m O 0.751 m

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Chapter16: Oscillations

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Problem 11PQ: A 1.50-kg mass is attached to a spring with spring constant 33.0 N/m on a frictionless, horizontal...

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