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Slowing a Mass with a Spring Collision
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[QUOTE="Chestermiller, post: 4543165, member: 345636"] In this particular problem, the mass is moving at its top speed when it first contacts the spring and sticks to it. In SHM, the top speed is attained at the equilibrium position. So the point where the mass sticks to the spring will eventually become the equilibrium position. 1/4 of a cycle later, it has slowed to zero, and the spring begins to rebound. 1/4 cycle later, it is again passing through the equilibrium position, and exhibiting the maximum velocity in the other direction; also, at this point, the spring is no longer compressed. During the next 1/4 cycle, the spring begins stretching out, and the mass starts to slow down again, with the mass moving in the direction opposite to its original direction. By the end of this 1/4 cycle, the velocity is again zero, and the string exhibits its maximum stretch. During the next 1/4 cycle, the mass moves in its original direction again, speeding up. By the end of this 1/4 cycle, it again reaches the equilibrium position with maximum velocity. [/QUOTE]
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