A 0454-Kg Block Starts from Rest and Slides 3

question 37

Multiple Choice

A 0.454-kg block starts from rest and slides 3.05 m down a frictionless plane inclined at 53º to the horizontal.At the bottom it slides 9.14 m over a horizontal frictionless plane before compressing a spring (k = 14.7 N/m) a distance x and coming momentarily to rest.The value of x is approximately

• A)0.215 m
• B)1.52 m
• C)2.44 m
• D)1.83 m
• E)1.21 m

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