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Homework Statement
A 200 g rubber ball is tied to a 1.0 m long string and released from rest at angle θ. It swings down at the very bottom has a perfectly elastic collision with a 1.0 kg block. The block is resting on a frictionless surface and is connected to a horizontal 20 cm long spring of spring constant 2000 N/m. After the collision, the spring compresses a maximum distance of 1.7 cm. From what angle was the rubber ball released?
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The Attempt at a Solution
I have no idea where to begin for this problem. Can somebody please point me in the right direction I'm not looking for the answer I just need to know how to start and I should be able to go from there