A 0454-Kg Block Starts from Rest and Slides 3

Multiple Choice

A 0.454-kg block starts from rest and slides 3.05 m down a frictionless plane inclined at 53º to the horizontal.At the bottom it slides 9.14 m over a horizontal frictionless plane before compressing a spring (k = 14.7 N/m) a distance x and coming momentarily to rest.The value of x is approximately

A) 0.215 m
B) 1.52 m
C) 2.44 m
D) 1.83 m
E) 1.21 m