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The potential energy of a weight less spring compressed by a distance a is proportional to

A

a

B

`a^(2)`

C

`a^(-2)`

D

`a^(0)`

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B
Potential energy of spring `=(1)/(2)Kx^(2)`
`therefore PE prop x^(2) rArr PE prop a^(2)`
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