A 6.0 kg bowling ball is sliding (without rolling) at 5.0 m/s on a level floor when it hits one end of a horizontal spring. The opposite side of the spring is attached to a rigid wall. The spring compresses a distance of 0.77 m while stopping the ball. Which of the following most closely approximates the average force that the spring applies to the ball as it comes to a stop?

Three different objects, all with different masses, are initially at rest at the bottom of a set of steps. each step is of uniform height . the mass of each object is a multiple of the base mass : object 1 has mass 4..00m , object 2 has mass 1..96m , and object 3 has mass . when the objects are at the bottom of the steps, define the total gravitational potential energy of the three-object system to be zero. if the objects are then relocated as shown, what is the new total potential energy of the system? each answer requires the numerical coefficient to an algebraic expression. each algebraic expression is given using some combination of the variables , , and , where is the acceleration due to gravity. enter only the numerical coefficient. (example: if the answer is 1..23mgd , just enter 1.23)