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A compressed spring has 16.2j of elastic potential energy when it is compressed 0.30m what is the spring constant of the spring

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the answer to the question is

PE = W = 1/2 (kx^2)
16.2 = 1/2 (k(0.30)^2)
k = 360 J/m^2
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