2 kg box is pressed against a spring which is compressed 5 cm. If the stiffness of spring is 50 N/m and the coefficient of static friction between the  box and table is 0.2, what is the box's acceleration when it is released?

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A 2 kg box is pressed against a spring which is compressed 5 cm. If the stiffness of spring is 50 N/m and the coefficient of static friction between the  box and table is 0.2, what is the box's acceleration when it is released? 

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