A massless sticky plate is connected to the end of a spring. The other end of the spring is connected to the ground and the spring is vertical. The spring constant is k=1 N/m. A box with mass M=1 kg falls from the height H=0.1 m above the plate on to the plate and get stuck with it. a) What is the speed of the box v=? right before it hits the plate? b) what is the maximum length c=? that the spring compress from its uncompressed length? c) After compressing, the spring start to stretch back upward. What is the maximum length e=? that the spring extends from its unstreched length when it moves the box back up?

A massless sticky plate is connected to the end of a spring. The other end of the spring is connected to the ground and the spring is vertical. The spring constant is k=1 N/m. A box with mass M=1 kg falls from the height H=0.1 m above the plate on to the plate and get stuck with it. a) What is the speed of the box v=? right before it hits the plate? b) what is the maximum length c=? that the spring compress from its uncompressed length? c) After compressing, the spring start to stretch back upward. What is the maximum length e=? that the spring extends from its unstreched length when it moves the box back up?

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