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Homework Statement
A 3.20 kg block starts at rest and slides a distance d down a frictionless 30.0° incline, where it runs into a spring (Fig. 8-6). The block slides an additional 20.5 cm before it is brought to rest momentarily by compressing the spring, whose spring constant k is 438 N/m.
(a) What is the value of d? (I solved this, 0.38196 Meters)
(b) What is the distance between the point of first contact and the point where the block's speed is greatest? (This is the issue)
The Attempt at a Solution
(b) What is the distance between the point of first contact and the point where the block's speed is greatest?I thought that the point where the block had the greatest speed was actually right at the point described in the question, so I tried 0, but it was incorrect. I don't even know where to start, Help Please!