The potential energy of a system is represented as shown in the figure. The force acting on the system will be represented by

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Solution

The correct option is C

As slope of U - x graph is positive and constant upto distance a then it becomes zero. Therefore from $F = - \frac{d U}{d x}$ we can say that upto distance a force will be constant (negative) and suddenly it becomes zero.

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