Problem: A 5 kg block slides on a horizontal, frictionless surface with a velocity of 2 m/s. It collides with an ideal, mass less spring which is attached to a 15 kg block which is initially at rest. The spring has a spring constant of k = 50 N/m. At the instant the spring is maximally compressed:
Part A: What is the common velocity of the masses?
Part B: How do the accelerations of the two blocks compare?
Part C: What is the compression of the spring?
Please use as much detail as possible in your answer. Thanks.