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Sorry, I forgot to include what I was solving for! I am solving for the maximum distance that the spring compresses. I figured out that I had to use the impulse-momentum equation to find the velocity when both blocks are stuck together. Afterwards, I plugged my new velocity in the work-energy...

Homework Statement A solid block of mass m2 = 8.1 kg, at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface, is connected to a relaxed spring. The other end of the spring is fixed, and the spring constant is k = 230 N/m. Another solid block of mass m1 = 4.0 kg and speed v1 = 5.1 m/s collides with the...