As shown in the figure below, a box of mass $m = 5.60$ kg is sliding across a horizontal frictionless surface with an initial speed $v_i = 2.50$ m/s when it encounters a spring of constant $k = 2500$ N/m. The box comes momentarily to rest after compressing the spring some amount $x_c$. Determine the final compression $x_c$ (in m) of the spring.
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