Question: An ice cube of mass 50.0 g can slide without friction up and down a 25.0 degree slope. The ice cube is pressed against a spring at the bottom of the slope, compressing the spring0.100 m . The spring constant is 25.0 N/m . When the ice cube is released, how far will it travel up the slope before reversing direction?
Part A: Identify the initial and final gravitational potential energies. Enter your answers, separated by a comma, in terms of some or all of the variables m, k, x, d, θ, and the acceleration due to gravity, g.
Part B: Identify the initial and final elastic potential energies. Enter your answers, separated by a comma, in terms of some or all of the variables m, k, x, d, θ, and the acceleration due to gravity, g.