The spring of stiffness k is compressed and suddenly released, sending the particle of mass m sliding along the track. Determine the minimum spring compression δ for which the particle will not lose contact with the loop-the-loop track. The sliding surface is smooth except for the rough portion of length s equal to R, where the coefficient of kinetic friction is μ_k.

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В `R k m A -s =R Rough area