The horizontal surface on which the block (m = 2.0 kg) slide…

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The hоrizоntаl surfаce оn which the block (m = 2.0 kg) slides is frictionless.  The speed of the block before it touches the spring is 4.0 m/s.  How fаst is the block moving at the instant the spring has been compressed 10 cm?  k = 1500 N/m

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