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What is the spring constant of a spring that stores 25 J of elastic potential energy when compressed by 7.5 cm?
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We know the formula for elastic potential energy is: PE = (1/2)kx^2, where PE is the potential energy, k is the spring constant, and x is the compression distance. Show more…
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