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Conservation of mechanical energy
Question

A block of mass ‘m’ sliding on a smooth horizontal surface with a velocity ‘v’ meets a long horizontal spring fixed at one end and having spring constant k as shown in figure. The maximum compression of the spring is 

 

Moderate
Solution

W=ΔKE12Kx2=12mv2x=vmK

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