The block in the figure below lies on a horizontal frictionless surface and is attached to the free end of the spring, with a spring constant of 35 N/m. Initially, the spring is at its relaxed length and the block is stationary at position x = 0. Then an applied force with a constant magnitude of 3.0 N pulls the block in the positive direction of the x axis, stretching the spring until the block stops.
Assume that the stopping point is reached.
(a) What is the position of the block?
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(b) What is the work that has been done on the block by the applied force?
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(c) What is the work that has been done on the block by the spring force?
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During the block's displacement, find the following values.
(d) The block's position when its kinetic energy is maximum.
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(e) The value of that maximum kinetic energy.
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