Question: An object moving along a horizontal track collides with and compresses a light spring (which obeys Hooke's Law) located at the end of the track.

An object moving along a horizontal track collides with and compresses a light spring (which obeys Hooke's Law) located at the end of the track. The spring constant is 40.7 N/m, the mass of the object 0.290 kg and the speed of the object is 1.60 m/s immediately before the collision.

(a)Determine the spring's maximum compression (in m) if the track is frictionless.

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