A 3kg mass slides down a smooth ramp from a height of 4m and begins sliding across the floor. The floor is smooth except for a 2m long section that applies a constant 15N force of friction against the mass while it passes over. The mass then bumps into a spring and compress it by 80cm. What is the spring constant of the spring? If the mass now slides back the way it came (crossing the floor and the rough patch once again, what maximum height it now attain when it slides back up the ramp?

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A 3kg mass slides down a smooth ramp from a height of 4m and begins sliding across the floor. The floor is smooth except for a 2m long section that applies a constant 15N force of friction against
the mass while it passes over. The mass then bumps into a spring and compress it by 80cm.

What is the spring constant of the spring?

If the mass now slides back the way it came (crossing the floor and the rough patch once again, what maximum height it now attain when it slides back up the ramp?

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