An ideal spring is stretched by while another identical spring is compressed by
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Problem
An ideal spring is stretched by 0.05m while another identical spring is compressed by 0.05m. Which one of the following statements about the magnitudes of elastic potential energy stored in them is correct?
(a) Both springs store the same amount of energy.
(b) The stretched spring stores more energy than the compressed spring.
(c) The compressed spring stores more energy than the stretched spring.
(d) The comparison cannot be made unless the spring constant is known.