Four identical springs obey Hooke’s law and have the same spring constant

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Problem

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. Each spring is stretched by the amount shown below. Which spring stores the greatest elastic potential energy? (a) Spring Q:

x=3\,\text{cm}

(b) Spring P:

x=2\,\text{cm}

x=5\,\text{cm}

(d) Spring R:

x=4\,\text{cm}