spring clamped to the table shoots Block 1 (110 g, wood) directly into Block 2 (80 g, steel), this perfectly elastic collision will launch the second block up a ramp. When the spring is compressed 14 cm, the block travels up a ramp that has a height of 86 cm and then compresses another spring (310 N/m) at the top, 5 cm. What then is the spring constant for the first spring? Assume that all surfaces are frictionless

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A spring clamped to the table shoots Block 1 (110 g, wood) directly into Block 2 (80 g, steel), this perfectly
elastic collision will launch the second block up a ramp. When the spring is compressed 14 cm, the block travels up
a ramp that has a height of 86 cm and then compresses another spring (310 N/m) at the top, 5 cm. What then is
the spring constant for the first spring? Assume that all surfaces are frictionless

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