Question: A horizontal spring - mass system has low friction, spring stiffness 1 7 5 N / m , and mass 0 . 4 kg .

 
 
A horizontal spring-mass system has low friction, spring stiffness 175 N/m, and mass 0.4 kg. The system is released with an initial compression of the spring of 11 cm and an initial speed of the mass of 3 m/s.
(a) What is the maximum stretch during the motion?
(b) What is the maximum speed during the motion?
  

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