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title: "A block of mass \\(m\\) is attached to an ideal horizontal spring of spring constant \\(k\\). The block is pulled to an initial displacement \\(A_0\\) from equilibrium and released from rest on a surface with a constant coefficient of kinetic friction \\(\\mu_k\\). Which of the following graphs best represents the total mechanical energy \\(E\\) of the block-spring system as a function of the total distance \\(s\\) traveled by the block until it comes permanently to rest?"
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# A block of mass \(m\) is attached to an ideal horizontal spring of spring constant \(k\). The block is pulled to an initial displacement \(A_0\) from equilibrium and released from rest on a surface with a constant coefficient of kinetic friction \(\mu_k\). Which of the following graphs best represents the total mechanical energy \(E\) of the block-spring system as a function of the total distance \(s\) traveled by the block until it comes permanently to rest?

A block of mass \(m\) is attached to an ideal horizontal spring of spring constant \(k\). The block is pulled to an initial displacement \(A_0\) from equilibrium and released from rest on a surface with a constant coefficient of kinetic friction \(\mu_k\). Which of the following graphs best represents the total mechanical energy \(E\) of the block-spring system as a function of the total distance \(s\) traveled by the block until it comes permanently to rest?

- **A.** Graph A
- **B.** Graph B
- **C.** Graph C
- **D.** Graph D

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