Answer:
a) to when all is at rest before firing the ball.
The spring is compressed and elastic potential energy of spring is maximum and kinetic energy of the ball is 0
b) t₁, immediately before the collision.
The spring is not compressed and elastic potential energy of spring is 0, however ball has maximum kinetic energy from t₀→t₁, kinetic energy of the ball is increasing and potential energy of spring is decreasing
c) t₂, immediately after the collision.
Kinetic energy of the ball and pendulum has decreased and potential energy of combination is 0
d) [tex]t_s[/tex], when all is at rest after the collision.
Potential energy of the system has increased to maximum values and kinetic energy has decreased to 0..