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But that's what I don't understand about the question, I worked out the kinetic energy, but where is it placed in the equation which I attempted with?

Homework Statement I need to work out the maximum compression of buffers for a train with 1.2kg mass, traveling at 0.45m/s and the spring constant, k, is 4.8x10^3 Nm^-1 Homework Equations I tried using 1/2kx^2 but I don't know if I am doing it right The Attempt at a Solution I...