Physics

Problem

0.40\,\text{kg}

block slides down a frictionless track and drops vertically by

0.60\,\text{m}

before colliding with an ideal horizontal spring of force constant

200\,\text{N/m}

. The spring is initially uncompressed. By how much does the spring compress before the block momentarily comes to rest? a)

0.12\,\text{m}

0.15\,\text{m}

0.24\,\text{m}

0.082\,\text{m}