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Q.

A body is attached to the lower end of a vertical spiral spring and it is gradually lowered to its equilibrium position. This stretches the spring by a length d. If the same body attached to the same spring is allowed to fall suddenly, what would be the maximum stretching in this case?

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a

(1/2)d

b

d

c

3d

d

2d

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

In equilibrium,  kd=mg or d=mgk         ... (i)

If allowed to fall suddenly, the body does not stop in its equilibrium position. In that case, 

decrease in gravitational PE = increase in elastic PE

or   mgd'=12kd'2d'=2mgk=2d          [From Eq. (i)]

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