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A spring is compressed 1.0 cm. How far must you compress a spring with twice the spring constant to store the same amount of energy?

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Problem 11CQ

A spring is compressed 1.0 cm. How far must you compress a spring with twice the spring constant to store the same amount of energy?

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We have to find how far must one compress a spring with twice the spring constant to store the same amount of energy, if the spring was compressed 1.0 cm

The energy stored in the spring when it is compressed by 1.0 cm is given by the expression.

Where,

 spring constant in N/m

 

           

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