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Homework Statement
A 7.0kg box moving at 6.0m/s on a horizontal, frictionless surface runs into a light spring of force constant 50N/cm .
What is the maximum compression of the spring?
Homework Equations
K=1/2mv^2
The Attempt at a Solution
K=1/2(7.0)(6)^2 = 126N
126N/(50N/cm) = 2.52cm
That is apparently incorrect.