A mass of 0.5 kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m/s a horizontal smooth surface, collides with a nearly weightless spring of force constant k = 50 N/m. The maximum compression of the spring would be

Q: A mass of 0.5 kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m/s a horizontal smooth surface, collides with a nearly weightless spring of force constant k = 50 N/m. The maximum compression of the spring would be

(a) 0.12 m

(b) 1.5 m

(c) 0.5 m

(d) 0.15 m

Ans: (d)