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A particle is placed at the origin and a force F = kx is acting on it (where k is a positive constant). If U (0) = 0, the graph of U(x) versus x will be (where U is the potential energy function)

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`F=-(du)/(dx)`
`therefore P.E.=-Fxxdx`
`du=-Fxxdx`
`intdu=int-Kxdx`
`u=-(Kx^(2))/(2)`
Parabola
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