A solid cylinder of mass 3 kg is rolling on a horizontal surface with velocity 4 
. It collides with a horizontal spring of force constant 200 
. The maximum compression produced in the spring will be
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
: At maximum compression the solid cylinder will stop.
According to law of conservation of mechanical energy
Loss in kinetic energy 
Gain in potential energy of cylinder of spring
and for solid cylinder, 
)
or 
Here, 
Substituting the given values, we get
or 
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