A spring has a spring constant of

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Problem

A spring has a spring constant of

120\,\text{N\,m}^{-1}

. It is compressed by

5\,\text{cm}

. Calculate the elastic potential energy stored in the spring. (a)

0.30\,\text{J}

(b)

3.0\,\text{J}

(c)

0.15\,\text{J}

(d)

0.075\,\text{J}

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