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A particle of mass 0.8 kg is attached to one end of a light elastic spring, of natural length 2 m and modulus of elasticity 20 N . The other end of the spring is attached to a fixed point \(O\) on a smooth plane which is inclined at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal, where tan \(\alpha = \frac { 3 } { 4 }\). The particle is held on the plane at a point which is 1.6 m down a line of greatest slope of the plane from \(O\), as shown in Figure 1. The particle is then released from rest.
Find the initial acceleration of the particle.
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