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title: "Two identical springs are suspended from the ceiling and blocks with masses \\( m_0 \\) and \\( 3 m_0 \\) are attached to the bottoms of springs A and B, respectively. How does the spring potential energy of the spring–block B system, \\( U_{sp,B} \\), compare to the spring potential energy of the spring–block A system, \\( U_{sp,A} \\)?"
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# Two identical springs are suspended from the ceiling and blocks with masses \( m_0 \) and \( 3 m_0 \) are attached to the bottoms of springs A and B, respectively. How does the spring potential energy of the spring–block B system, \( U_{sp,B} \), compare to the spring potential energy of the spring–block A system, \( U_{sp,A} \)?

Two identical springs are suspended from the ceiling and blocks with masses \( m_0 \) and \( 3 m_0 \) are attached to the bottoms of springs A and B, respectively. How does the spring potential energy of the spring–block B system, \( U_{sp,B} \), compare to the spring potential energy of the spring–block A system, \( U_{sp,A} \)?

- **A.** \[ U_{sp,B} = 9 \, U_{sp,A} \]
- **B.** \[ U_{sp,B} = 3 \, U_{sp,A} \]
- **C.** \[ U_{sp,B} = U_{sp,A} \]
- **D.** \[ U_{sp,B} = \dfrac{U_{sp,A}}{3} \]

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