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25. A 0.75 kg spike is hammered into a railroad tie.
The initial speed of the spike is equal to 3.0 m/s.

a. If the tie and spike together absorb 85 percent of the spike's initial kinetic energy as internal energy, calculate the increase in internal energy of the tie and spike.

b. What happens to the remaining energy?