A block slides down a frictionless track and drops vertically by before colliding…

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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}

(b)

0.15\,\text{m}

(c)

0.24\,\text{m}

(d)

0.082\,\text{m}