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A block of mass m1 = 3.0 kg slides along a frictionless table with a velocity of +10 m/s. Directly in front of it, and moving with a velocity of +3.0 m/s, is a block of mass m2 = 5.0 kg. A massless spring with spring constant k = 1120 N/m is attached to the second block as in the figure below.(a) What is the velocity of the center of mass of the system? (b) During the collision, the spring is compressed by a maximum amount ?x. What is the value of ?x? (c) The blocks will eventually separate again. What are the velocities of the two blocks measured in the reference frame of the table, after they separate?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
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