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A body of mass m dropped from a certain height strikes a light vertical fixed spring of stifness k. the height of its fall before touching the spring the if the maximum compression of the spring the equal to `(3 mg)/k` is

A

`(3mg)/(2k)`

B

`(2mg)/(k)`

C

`(3mg)/(4k)`

D

`(mg)/(4k)`

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