A block of mass m1 = 2.3 kg initially moving to the right with aspeed of 4.8 m/s on a frictionless, horizontal track collides witha spring attached to a second block of mass m2 = 3.5 kg initiallymoving to the left with a speed of 2.7 m/s. The spring constant is580N/m. What if m1 is initially moving at 3.6 m/s while m2 isinitially at rest? (a) Find the maximum spring compression in thiscase. x = 0.176 m (b) What will be the individual velocities of thetwo masses (v1 and v2) after the spring extended fully again? (Thatis, when the two masses separate from each other after thecollision is complete.) v1=? v2=?
