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A ball of mass `m` is droppped from a height `h` on a platform fixed at the top of a vertical spring. The platform is depressed by a distance `x`. What is the spring constant `K`?

A

`(2mg)/(x)`

B

`(2mgh)/(x^(2)`

C

`(2mg(h+x))/(x^(2)`

D

`(2mg(h+x))/(h^(2)`

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C
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