INTERACTIVE EXAMPLE
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A bullet with mass 20 grams and velocity 100 m/s collides with a wooden block of mass 2 kg. The wooden block is initially at rest, and is connected to a spring with k = 800 N/m. The other end of the spring is attached to an immovable wall. What is the maximum compression of the spring

Note: You may assume that the spring is massless and that the collision between the bullet and the wooden block is completely inelastic.

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