$A$ small block of mass $200 \ g$ is placed on a horizontal slab at a height of $2 \ m$ above the floor. The block is pressed against a horizontal spring fixed at one end to compress the spring by $10.0 \ cm$. Upon releasing, the block moves horizontally until it leaves the spring. Calculate the horizontal distance covered by the block after leaving the slab and just before hitting the ground. The spring constant is $50 \ N \ m^{-1}$. (Assume $g = 10 \ m \ s^{-2}$) (in $m$)

An engine is attached to a wagon through a shock absorber of length $1.5\, \text{m}$. The system with a total mass of $40,000\, \text{kg}$ is moving with a speed of $72\, \text{km/h}$ 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 $1.0\, \text{m}$. If $90\, \%$ of the energy of the wagon is lost due to friction,the spring constant is $....\, \times 10^{5}\, \text{N/m}$.

$A$ block of mass $m$ starts at rest at height $h$ on a frictionless inclined plane. The block slides down the plane,travels across a rough horizontal surface with coefficient of kinetic friction $\mu$,and compresses a spring with force constant $k$ a distance $x$ before momentarily coming to rest. Then the spring extends and the block travels back across the rough surface,sliding up the plane. The block travels a total distance $d$ on the rough horizontal surface. The correct expression for the maximum height $h'$ that the block reaches on its return is

$A$ smooth sphere of mass $m$ moving with velocity $u$ collides with another smooth sphere of mass $2m$ at rest. What is the range of the velocity $v$ of the second sphere after the collision?

$A$ body of mass $2 \,kg$ thrown vertically from the ground with a velocity of $8 \,ms^{-1}$ reaches a maximum height of $3 \,m$. The work done by the air resistance is (acceleration due to gravity $= 10 \,ms^{-2}$) (in $\,J$)

Explain oblique collision.