Answer: In Fig. 9-62, block 2 (mass 1.0 kg) is at rest on

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In Fig. 9-62, block 2 (mass 1.0 kg) is at rest on a frictionless surface and touching the end of an unstretched spring of spring constant 200 N/m. The other end of the spring is fixed to a wall. Block 1 (mass 2.0 kg), traveling at speed Vj = 4.0 mis, collides with block 2, and the two blocks stick together. When the blocks momentarily stop, by what distance is the spring compressed?

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