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Amy pulls a spring with a spring constant k = 100 stretching it from its rest length of 0.10 m to 0.2

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Amy pulls a spring with a spring constant k = 100 N/m, stretching it from its rest length of 0.10 m to 0.20 m.

What is the elastic potential energy stored in the spring?

Answer: 0.5 J

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Answer:

Elastic potential energy E = 0.5 J

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us assume we have to find the elastic potential energy stored in the spring.

Given: k = 100

change in the length of the spring x = 0.2-0.1 = 0.1 m

Elastic potential energy

E =
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plugging the values we get


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Hence, Elastic potential energy E = 0.5 J

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