A 1.2 kg block rests on a frictionless surface and is attached to a horizontal spring of constant k = 25 N/m. The block is oscillating with amplitude 10 cm and with phase constant? = -π/2. A block of mass0.80 kg is moving from the right at 1.7 m/s. It strikes the first block when the latter is at the rightmost point in its oscillation. The collision is totally inelastic, and the two blocks stick together.
1. Decide the frequency of the resulting motion.
2. Decide the amplitude of the resulting motion.
3. Decide the phase constant (relative to the original t = 0) of the resulting motion.