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A 190-g block is launched by compressing a spring of constant k = 200 N/m by 15 cm. The spring is mounted horizontally, and the surface directly under it is frictionless. But beyond the equilibrium position of the spring end, the surface has frictional coefficient μ = 0.27. This frictional surface extends 85 cm. followed by a frictionless curved rise, as shown in Fig. 7.21. After it’s launched, where does the block finally come to rest? Measure from the left end of the frictional zone.
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