A block is released from rest at the top of a long rough incline that makes an angle…

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A 1.5 kg1.5\,\text{kg} block is released from rest at the top of a 2.0 m2.0\,\text{m} long rough incline that makes an angle of 25∘25^{\circ} with the horizontal. The coefficient of kinetic friction on the incline is 0.150.15. After reaching the bottom, the block slides 0.40 m0.40\,\text{m} across a rough horizontal surface (coefficient of kinetic friction 0.100.10) before compressing an ideal horizontal spring of force constant 400 N/m400\,\text{N/m}. The block comes momentarily to rest after compressing the spring. What is the maximum compression of the spring? (a) 0.14 m0.14\,\text{m} (b) 0.34 m0.34\,\text{m} (c) 0.19 m0.19\,\text{m} (d) 0.24 m0.24\,\text{m}

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