The 3-kg target slides freely along the smooth horizontal guides BC and DE, which are ‘nested’ in springs that each have a stiffness of k = 9 kN/m. If a 60-g bullet is fired with a velocity of 900 m/s and embeds into the target, determine the amplitude and frequency of oscillation of the target.

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C E k = 9 kN/m k= 9 kN/m B D 900 m/s