$A$ mass of $0.5\,kg$ moving with a speed of $1.5\,m/s$ on a horizontal smooth surface,collides with a nearly weightless spring of force constant $k = 50\,N/m$. The maximum compression of the spring would be ............. $m$.

$K$ is the force constant of a spring. The work done in increasing its extension from $l_1$ to $l_2$ will be

If a spring is stretched by a force $T$,what is the potential energy stored in the spring? (Given $T$ is the tension/force and $k$ is the spring constant.)

An engine is attached to a wagon through a shock absorber of length $1.5 \, m$. The system with a total mass of $50,000 \, kg$ is moving with a speed of $36 \, km \, h^{-1}$ when the brakes are applied to bring it to rest. In the process of the system being brought to rest,the spring of the shock absorber gets compressed by $1.0 \, m$. If $90 \%$ of the energy of the wagon is lost due to friction,calculate the spring constant.

The potential energy of a weightless spring compressed by a distance $a$ is proportional to

Two particles with mass $m_1 = 16 \ kg$ and $m_2 = 2 \ kg$ slide as a unit with a common velocity of $12 \ ms^{-1}$ on a level frictionless surface. Between them is a compressed massless spring with spring constant $k = 100 \ Nm^{-1}$. The spring,originally compressed by $25 \ cm$,is suddenly released,sending the two masses,which are connected to the spring,flying apart from each other. The orientation of the spring w.r.t. the initial velocity is shown in the diagram. What is the relative velocity of separation in $ms^{-1}$,after the particles lose contact?