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A single conservative force acts on a 1-gram particle that moves along  x -axis. The potential energy of the particle varies with  x  as  U  =  20 + (x − 2)2 , here  U  in erg and  x  in  cm . When the particle is at  x  =  5cm , its kinetic energy is  20erg . Then which of the following(s) is/are correct?

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A single conservative force acts on a 1-gram particle that moves along  x -axis. The potential energy of the particle varies with  x  as  U  =  20 + (x − 2)2 , here  U  in erg and  x  in  cm . When the particle is at  x  =  5cm , its kinetic energy is  20erg . Then which of the following(s) is/are correct?

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