A Certain Spring Compressed 0

question 58

Multiple Choice

A certain spring compressed 0.20 m has 10 J of elastic potential energy. The spring is then cut into two halves and one of the halves is compressed by 0.20 m. How much potential energy is stored in the compressed half of the spring?

• A)5 J
• B)10 J
• C)14 J
• D)20 J
• E)40 J

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