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In the figure shown the potential energy (U) of a particle is plotted against its position 'x' from origin. Then which of the following statement is correct. A particle at :
is in stable equilibrium
is in stable equilibrium
is in stable equilibrium
- None of these
is in stable equilibrium
is in stable equilibrium
is in stable equilibrium
The correct answer is: None of these
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