Can't find mistake on Spring/block Energy problem

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The discussion centers on a physics problem involving a block on an incline connected to a spring. The block, weighing 1.93 kg and positioned on a 38.2-degree incline, moves 10.9 cm down before stopping. The user attempts to calculate the coefficient of kinetic friction (μk) using work-energy principles but repeatedly arrives at an incorrect answer of approximately 0.444. Despite recalculating, the user remains uncertain about the mistake in their approach. Assistance is sought to identify the error in their calculations.
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Homework Statement



A 1.93 kg block situated on a rough incline with 38.2 angle is connected to a spring of negligible mass having a spring constant of 90 N/m.
The block is released from rest when the spring is unstretched, and the pulley is frictionless. The block moves 10.9 cm down the incline before coming to rest.

Homework Equations



W = (fk cos 180)
x= -\muk(mg cos theta)
Wnc = ( KE + PEg + PE s)f - (KE + PEg + PEs)i


The Attempt at a Solution



I used the equations and combined them to get:
-\muk(18.194N cos 38.2) (.109) = 0 + (18.194)(-.109sin 38.2)
+ .5(90 N/m)(.109^2)

For my answer I got \muk = .4438645593
It says that my answer is wrong and I can't find what I did wrong. I recalculated several times and still got the same answer. Can you help me? Thank you!
 
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I retried calculating, and I got a different answer that was close to the one I had already gotten, but it was still wrong.
 
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