A spring stores of elastic potential energy when it is stretched by

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Problem

A spring stores

0.625\,\text{J}

of elastic potential energy when it is stretched by

0.05\,\text{m}

. Find the spring constant. (a)

200\,\text{N}\!/\!\text{m}

(b)

500\,\text{N}\!/\!\text{m}

(c)

250\,\text{N}\!/\!\text{m}

(d)

1000\,\text{N}\!/\!\text{m}