A spring is stretched 10 cm from the resting position. The spring's constant of proportionality is 40 N/m. What is the spring potential energy?

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Kazim Homayee · Answer 1 · 2024-07-12T08:50:54+0000

Answer:

0.2 J

Step-by-step explanation:

Elastic potential energy of a spring is:

EE = ½ kx²

where k is the spring stiffness and x is the displacement.

EE = ½ (40 N/m) (0.1 m)²

EE = 0.2 J