A block of mass mi =1.57 kg, initially moving to the right with a velocity of 3.69 m/s on a frictionless horizontal track, collides with a massless spring attached to a second block of mass m2 = 2.23 kg moving to the left with a velocity of -2.77 m/s, as shown in Figure a. The spring has a spring constant of 6.29 x 10² N/m. Determine the velocity of block 2 at the instant when block 1 is moving to the right with a velocity of+3.00 m/s, as shown in Figure b. (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.)

A block of mass mi =1.57 kg, initially moving to the right with a velocity of 3.69 m/s on a frictionless horizontal track, collides with a massless spring attached to a second block of mass m2 = 2.23 kg moving to the left with a velocity of -2.77 m/s, as shown in Figure a. The spring has a spring constant of 6.29 x 10² N/m. Determine the velocity of block 2 at the instant when block 1 is moving to the right with a velocity of+3.00 m/s, as shown in Figure b. (Indicate the direction with the sign of your answer.)

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