A hockey puck sliding along frictionless ice with speed v to the right collides with a horizontal

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A hockey puck sliding along frictionless ice with speed v to the right collides with a horizontal spring and compresses it by 2.0 cm before coming to a momentary stop. What will be the spring's maximum compression if the same puck hits it at a speed of 2v? 

A. 2.0 cm 

B. 2.8 cm 

C. 4.0 cm 

D. 5.6 cm 

E. 8.0 cm

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780321595492

2nd Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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