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An ideal spring is compressed and placed horizontally between a vertical fixed wall and a block free to slide over a smooth horizontal table to as shown in the figure. The system is released from rest. The graph which represents the relation between the magnitude of acceleration `a` of the block and the distance `x` travelled by it (as long as the spring is compressed) is

A

B

C

D

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The correct Answer is:
C

Let the initial compression of spring be l. Then the acceleration after the block travels a distance x is
`a=(k)/(m)(l-x)`
The graph of a vs. x is
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