A mass M1 (of 2.5 kg) slides without friction on a table at a speed of 5 m/sec towards a mass M2 of 5 kg which can also slide without friction on the table. There is a spring on the face of M2 that will contact M1. If the spring constant is 100 N/m, what will be the maximum compression of the spring?

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A mass M1 (of 2.5 kg) slides without friction on a table at a speed of 5 m/sec towards a mass M2 of 5 kg which can also slide without friction on the table. There is a spring on the face of M2 that will contact M1. If the spring constant is 100 N/m, what will be the maximum compression of the spring?

 

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