A 4 kg block is initially at rest on a frictionless ramp. The block starts 2 meters above the ground. When the block is released it slides down the ramp and 3 meters across the ground before hitting and compressing a horizontal spring. A) There is no friction between the block and the ground and the spring has a spring constant of k=20 N/m. Find the maximum distance the spring is compressed. B) After the spring pushes the block back out, find the maximum height the block will reach sliding back up the ramp.

A 4 kg block is initially at rest on a frictionless ramp. The block starts 2 meters above the ground. When the block is released it slides down the ramp and 3 meters across the ground before hitting and compressing a horizontal spring. A) There is no friction between the block and the ground and the spring has a spring constant of k=20 N/m. Find the maximum distance the spring is compressed. B) After the spring pushes the block back out, find the maximum height the block will reach sliding back up the ramp.

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