It can be, but set also means many other things.
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Because its just enough to where its not out f the gravitational pull and not close enough to be pulled back to earth. Hope it helps<span />
Answer:
a

b
The value is 
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The mass is
The spring constant is 
The instantaneous speed is 
The position consider is x = 0.750A meters from equilibrium point
Generally from the law of energy conservation we have that
The kinetic energy induced by the hammer = The energy stored in the spring
So

Here a is the amplitude of the subsequent oscillations
=> 
=> 
=> 
Generally from the law of energy conservation we have that
The kinetic energy by the hammer = The energy stored in the spring at the point considered + The kinetic energy at the considered point

=> 
=> 