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A block that is 5kg slides on a horizontal frictionless table with an initial velocity of 5 m/s. It then compresses a spring with a spring constant of 200 N/m and is brought to rest. How much is the spring compressed from equilibrium?

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The spring is compressed by approximately 0.79 meters from its equilibrium position.

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