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kylepetten
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Homework Statement
A 10.0 kg mass slides from rest down a frictionless inclined plane from a height of 0.500 m. After traveling 5.0 m along the ramp, it moves along a horizontal surface (frictionless again) where it makes contact with a spring. The force constant of the spring is 100.0 N/m. Determine the distance that the spring is compressed before the mass comes momentarily to a halt.
m=10.0 kg
k=100.0 N/m
h=0.500 m
Homework Equations
KE (initial) + PE (initial) = KE (final) + PE (final)
The Attempt at a Solution
{Initial} [1/2(m)(v^2)]+[1/2(k)(x^2)] = {Final} [1/2(m)(v^2)]+[1/2(k)(x^2)]
That's all I could do. I do not know if I have the correct equation here. But, if I do, I do not know how to get the (v^2) in the equation.
Also, another thing that is troubling me is that I do not know what effect the incline has on the question, or if it does at all.
Thanks, in advance, for your help!