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A block of mass m initially at rest is dropped from a height h on to a spring of force constant k . the maximum compression in the spring is x then

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`mgh=(1)/(2)kx^(2)`

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`mg(h+x)=(1)/(2)kx^(2)`

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`mgh=(1)/(2)k(x+h)^(2)`

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`mg(h+x)=(1)/(2)k(x+h)^(2)`

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