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A 1.78-kg block slides with a speed of 0.955 m/s on a frictionless horizontal surface until it encounters a spring with a force constant of 660 N/m. The block comes to rest after compressing the spring 4.18 cm.
Calculate the spring potential energy for a compression of 0 cm.
Calculate the kinetic energy of the block for a compression of 0 cm.
Calculate the total mechanical energy of the system for a compression of 0 cm.
Calculate the spring potential energy for a compression of 1.35 cm.
Calculate the kinetic energy of the block for a compression of 1.35 cm.
Calculate the total mechanical energy of the system for a compression of 1.35 cm.
Calculate the spring potential energy for a compression of 3.35 cm.
Calculate the kinetic energy of the block for a compression of 3.35 cm.
Calculate the total mechanical energy of the system for a compression of 3.35 cm.