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A mass of 0.5kg moving with a speed of 1.5 m/s on a horizontal smooth surface, collides with a nearly weightless spring of force constant k = 50N/m. The maximum compression of the spring would be

 

 

a
0.5 m
b
0.15 m
c
0.12 m
d
1.5 m

detailed solution

Correct option is B

12mv2=12kx2⇒mv2=kx2  or  0.5×(1.5)2=50×x2 ∴x=0.15m

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