A block of mass is resting on a rough horizontal table having friction coefficient . The block is attached to a spring of force constant whose other end is attached to a fixed wall.
Initially, the block was at rest and spring was unstretched. All of a sudden, an impulse is given to the block due to which it starts moving at speed . If it stops for the first time after traveling a distance of , find .
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By applying law of conservation of energy,
2 m v 2 = 2 k x 2 + μ m g x
Here,
2 m v 2 - Initial kinetic energy of the block
2 k x 2 - Elastic potential energy stored in the spring at the final position
μ m g x - Work done by friction against the motion of the block
x - Displacement of the block
After substituting the given values, we get,
v = 0 . 4
1 0 v = 4