Question: A 50 g ice cube can slide up and down a frictionless 30 slope. At the bottom, a spring with spring constant 25 N/m is

A 50 g ice cube can slide up and down a frictionless 30° slope. 

At the bottom, a spring with spring constant 25 N/m is compressed 10 cm and used to launch the ice cube up the slope. How high does it go above its starting point?

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