A spring with 25 active coils cannot be accommodated within a given space. Hence 5 coils of  the spring are cut. The stiffness of the new spring will be
a. the same b. 1.25 times the original spring c. 0.8 times the original spring d. 20 times the original spring

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Answer :

b. 1.25 times the original spring

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