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How much spring potential energy (in Joules) can be held inside a spring with a spring constant of 335 N/m and a maximum elastic stretch of 23.7 cm?
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How much spring potential energy (in Joules) can be held inside a spring with a spring constant of 335 N/m and a maximum elastic stretch of 23.7 cm?

How much spring potential energy (in Joules) can be held inside a spring with a spring-example-1
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The elastic potential energy of a spring is given by:


U=(1)/(2)kx^2

Then for this spring we have:


U=(1)/(2)(335)(0.237)^2=9.41

Therefore the potential energy is 9.41 J (rounded to two decimals)

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