Question: A 6 - kg block is attached to a spring, and oscillates horizontally on a frictionless tabletop. The spring has constant k = 1 .

A 6-kg block is attached to a spring, and oscillates horizontally on a frictionless tabletop. The spring has constant k=1.06e3N/m. The block as speed v=4.4m/s when the spring is stretched a distance s =10cm from equilibrium.
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What is the total mechanical energy of the block-spring system?

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