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A 1.73 x 10-2-kg block is resting on a horizontal frictionless surface and is attached to a horizontal spring whose spring constant is 123 N/m. The block is shoved parallel to the spring axis and is given an initial speed of 8.69 m/s, while the spring is initially unstrained. What is the amplitude of the resulting simple harmonic motion?

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