A box of mass 5kg moves to the left at a speed of 6m/s. The...

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  1. A box of mass 5kg moves to the left at a speed of 6m/s. The boxis moving toward an unstretched spring of spring constant 500N/mthat is attached to a barrier. If the floor is frictionless, howmuch does the spring compress in bringing the box to rest? Ifinstead the floor has a coefficient of friction of 0.4, how muchdoes the spring compress in bringing the box to rest?

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Part AThe floor is frictionlessMass of the box m 5 kgForce constant of the spring k 500 NmSpeed of the box V 6 msDistance the spring compresses as the box comes to rest XBy conservation of energy the    See Answer
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