A block of mass $2\,kg$ moving on a horizontal surface with speed of $4\,ms ^{-1}$ enters a rough surface ranging from $x =0.5\,m$ to $x =1.5\,m$. The retarding force in this range of rough surface is related to distance by $F =- kx$ where $k =12\,Nm ^{-1}$. The speed of the block as it just crosses the rough surface will be ........... $\,ms ^{-1}$

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  • A

    $0$

  • B

    $1.5$

  • C

    $2.0$

  • D

    $2.5$

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