Which one of the following gives the potential energy stored in an ideal spring…

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Problem

Which one of the following gives the potential energy stored in an ideal spring compressed by a distance

x

? (a)

2kx^{2}

(b)

\dfrac{1}{2}kx^{2}

(c)

kx^{2}

(d)

\dfrac{1}{4}kx^{2}