A wooden block of mass 25m sits on a floor attached to a spring in its equilibrium position. A bullet of mass m is fired with a velocity of v into the wooden block, where it remains. Derive an equation for the maximum displacement of the spring if the floor is frictionless and the spring has a spring constant of k.

A wooden block of mass 25m sits on a floor attached to a spring in its equilibrium position. A bullet of mass m is fired with a velocity of v into the wooden block, where it remains. Derive an equation for the maximum displacement of the spring if the floor is frictionless and the spring has a spring constant of k.

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

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Chapter9: Dynamics Of A System Of Particles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9.52P

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