A tankcar has a mass of 20 Mg and is freely rolling to the right with a

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A tankcar has a mass of 20 Mg and is freely rolling to the right with a speed of 0.75 m/s. If it strikes the barrier, determine the horizontal impulse needed to stop the car if the spring in the bumper B has a stiffness 

(a) k→∞ (bumper is rigid), and 

(b) k = 15 kN/m.

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