A spring with spring constant 150 N/m and rest length 13.6 cm is used to pull a wooden block of weight 326 N horizontally across a tabletop at constant velocity. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table is 0.08, while the coefficient of static friction is 0.7. What is the length of the spring while it is pulling the block (in meters)?

A spring with spring constant 150 N/m and rest length 13.6 cm is used to pull a wooden block of weight 326 N horizontally across a tabletop at constant velocity. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table is 0.08, while the coefficient of static friction is 0.7. What is the length of the spring while it is pulling the block (in meters)?

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