A Mass, M, Slides Down a Frictionless Incline and Hits $\theta$

question 50

Multiple Choice

A mass, m, slides down a frictionless incline and hits a spring with spring constant k. Find the spring compression when the acceleration of the mass is zero.

• A) mg/k
• B) mg cos \(\theta\)/k
• C) mg sin \(\theta\)/k
• D) mgh sin \(\theta\)/(kx)
• E) None of the above statements is correct.

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