A 6000 kg freight car rolls along rails with negligible friction. The car is bro

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A 6000 kg freight car rolls along rails with negligible friction. The car is brought to a rest by a combination of two coiled springs as illustrated in the Figure. After the first spring compresses a distance of 0.3 m, the second spring comes on and increases the force as shown in the graph. The car is brought to rest after 0.5 m by the two spring system. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /?>

(a) Look at the graph. What is the work done on the springs?

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(b) What was the initial speed of the car?

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