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Homework Statement
A 0.280-kg block along a horizontal track has a speed of 1.30 m/s immediately before colliding with a light spring of force constant 43.6 N/m located at the end of the track. What is the spring's maximum compression if the track is frictionless?
The Attempt at a Solution
mgy=1/2mv2
y=1/2v2 / g
y=1/2 (1.30 m/s)2 / 9.8 m/s2
y=0.086m
mgy=1/2kx2
x2 = 2mgy / k
x2 = 2 (.280 kg)(9.8 m/s2)(0.086m) / 43.6N/m
x=0.11m