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A block of mass 3.00 kg is placed against a horizontal spring of constant k = 875 N/m and pushed so the spring compresses by 0.070 0 m. (a) What is the elastic potential energy of the block-spring system? (b) If the block is now released and the surface is frictionless, calculate the block’s speed after leaving the spring.

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Raymond A. Serway + 1 other
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ISBN: 9781305952300

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A block of mass 3.00 kg is placed against a horizontal spring of constant k = 875 N/m and pushed so the spring compresses by 0.070 0 m. (a) What is the elastic potential energy of the block-spring system? (b) If the block is now released and the surface is frictionless, calculate the block’s speed after leaving the spring.

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