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A 500 g mass on a horizontal spring oscillates with a period of 2.12 s and an amplitude of 75.0 cm. During one oscillation, at the instant the spring is at maximum extension, the mass explodes into two pieces. One piece is shot forward, away from the spring, at 2.00 m/s. The second piece, which remains attached to the spring, recoils at 3.00 m/s.
A) After the explosion, what is the period of the oscillation?
B) After the explosion, what is the amplitude of the oscillation?

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