Assignment:
Two identical wood blocks, A and B, both of mass M, are fastened to the ends of a spring. The spring constant is k. Both blocks are placed on a frictionless horizontal table. Initially, both blocks are at rest and the spring has its unstretched length.
A bullet of mass m (m<
1) The velocity u of A just after the bullet is stopped relative to A
2) The total momentum of P of the system following the impact
3) The velocity v_cm of the center of mass of the system after the impact
4) The translational kinetic energy E of the system, after the impact (the potential energy die to gravity is constant and may be set equal to zero)
5) The maximum compression *delta* of the spring
6) The period T of the oscillations of the spring
