College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 7, Problem 50P
* You fire a 50-g arrow that moves at an unknown speed. It hits and embeds in a 350-g block that slides on an air track. At the end, the block runs into and compresses a 4000-N/m spring 0.10 m. How fast was the arrow traveling? Indicate the assumptions that you made and discuss how they affect the result.
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