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Assuming that potential energy of spring is zero when it is stretched by `( x_(0))/( 2)`, its potential energy when it is compressed by `x_(0)` is

A

`3/8 kx_(0)^(2)`

B

`-3/4 kx_(0)^(2)`

C

`-3/8 kx_(0)^(2)`

D

`1/8 kx_(0)^(2)`

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