A spring with k = 300 N/m is compressed by 0.20 m. What is the potential energy stored in the spring?
Explanation
📌 PE_spring = ½kx² = ½(300)(0.20)² = ½ × 300 × 0.04 = 6.0 J. Distractor A: forgot ½; B: forgot to square x; D: forgot to square and used ½.