A 1500-Kg Car Moving at 25 M/s Hits $2.0 \times 10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~N} / \mathrm { m }$

question 25

Multiple Choice

A 1500-kg car moving at 25 m/s hits an initially uncompressed horizontal ideal spring with spring constant (force constant) of $2.0 \times 10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~N} / \mathrm { m }$
What is the maximum distance the spring compresses?

• A) 0.34 m
• B) 0.51 m
• C) 0.68 m
• D) 0.17 m

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