Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 251: 103

Answer

$(A)\ 0.766mJ$

Work Step by Step

We know that $F=\frac{K}{x}$ $\implies K=\frac{F}{x}$.......eq(1) Now $slope=x=\frac{4.0mm-0}{0.5N-0}=8.0\frac{mm}{N}$ We plug in the known values in eq(1) to obtain: $K=\frac{1.0}{8.0mm\times \frac{1m}{1000mm}}=125\frac{N}{m}$ Now we can find the energy stored in the forewing as $U=\frac{1}{2}Kx^2$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $U=\frac{1}{2}(125)(0.0035)^2$ $U=7.66\times 10^{-4}J=0.766mJ$
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