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Question

In the position shown in figure, the spring is at its natural length. The block of mass m is given a velocity v0 towards the vertical support at t = 0. The coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is given by μ=αx, where α a positive constant and x is the position of the block from its starting position. The block comes to rest for the first time at x, which is 

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Solution

According to the work-energy theorem,

12mv02=mgα0xxdx+12kx2

Solving we get, x=v0mk+αmg

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