A spring of spring constant 200 N/m is stretched by 0.1 m. How much elastic potential energy does it store?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. 1 J

  1. Step 1: Elastic potential energy .
  2. Step 2: J.
Answer
1 J.
Why not the others: 2 J: the factor is missing. 10 J: the extension is not squared. 20 J: that is the force, not the energy.

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