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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - 5. work,energy,power and collision

A block of mass ' \(m\) ' (as shown in figure) moving with kinetic energy \(E\) compresses a spring through a distance \(25\,cm\) when, its speed is halved. The value of spring constant of used spring will be \(nE\; Nm ^{-1}\) for \(n=\)

  1. A \(26\)
  2. B \(12\)
  3. C \(23\)
  4. D \(24\)
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(D) \(24\)

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Using work - energy theorem \(W _{\text {net }}=\left( K _{ f }- K _{ i }\right)\) \(\Rightarrow-\frac{1}{2} Kx ^{2}=\frac{1}{2} m \left(\frac{ v }{2}\right)^{2}-\frac{1}{2} mv ^{2}=\frac{ E }{4}- E\)…
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