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Suppose the spring in this spring-powered rifle has a spring constant of k = 1,000 N/m. How much work can it do in accelerating the projectile, if it is compressed by x = 0.10 m?

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Answer:5 J

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5 J

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W equals 1/2 *k*x square, so the answer is 5 J
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