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A 1.60-kg table is supported on four springs. A 0.80-kg chunk of modeling clay is held above the table and dropped so that it hits the table with a speed of 1.65 m/s (Fig. 14-42). The clay makes an inelastic collision with the table, and the table and clay oscillate up and down. After a long time the table comes to rest 6.0 (a) What is the effective spring constant of all four springs taken together? (b) With what maximum amplitude does the platform oscillate?
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