A box of mass 8 kg slides across a frictionless surface at an initial speed 1.5 m/s into a relaxed spring of spring constant 69 N/m. How long is the box in contact with the spring before it bounces off in the opposite direction?

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Answer:

1.1 sec

Explanation:

m = mass of the box = 8 kg

k = spring constant of the spring = 69 N/m

v = initial speed of the box = 1.5 m/s

t = time period of oscillation of box in contact with the spring

Time period is given as

[tex]t = \pi \sqrt{\frac{m}{k}}[/tex]

Inserting the values

[tex]t = (3.14) \sqrt{\frac{8}{69}}[/tex]

t = 1.1 sec