Assuming that potential energy of spring is zero when it is stretched by x 0 2 , its potential energy when it is compressed by x 0 is

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Assuming that potential energy of spring is zero when it is stretched by x 0 2 , its potential energy when it is compressed by x 0 is, 3 8 k x 0 2, - 3 4 k x 0 2, 3 4 k x 0 2 ​, 1 8 k x 0 2

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Change in potential energy is independent of reference ∴ U 2 - U 1 = 1 2 k x 0 2 - 1 2 k x 0 2 2 = 3 8 k x 0 2

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