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Published on: August 23, 2026
A ball of mass 
, moving with a velocity of 
, collides with a spring of length 
and force constant 
. The length of the compressed spring is 
. The value of 
, to the nearest integer, is
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
6
(6) Let's say the compression in the spring by: 
. So, by work energy theorem we have
final length of spring
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