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Question 18N.1.SL.TZ0.8

Date	November 2018	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 1]	Reference code	18N.1.SL.TZ0.8
Level	SL	Paper	1	Time zone	TZ0
Command term		Question number	8	Adapted from	N/A

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18N.1.SL.TZ0.8

A compressed spring is used to launch an object along a horizontal frictionless surface. When the spring is compressed through a distance $x$ and released, the object leaves the spring at speed $v$ . What is the distance through which the spring must be compressed for the object to leave the spring at $\frac{v}{2}$ ?

A. $\frac{x}{4}$

B. $\frac{x}{2}$

C. $\frac{x}{{\sqrt 2 }}$

D. $x\sqrt 2$

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