Question
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Answers
GPT-4o mini
You can increase the elastic potential energy of a spring by **compressing** or **stretching** it. When you compress or stretch a spring from its equilibrium position, work is done on the spring, and this work is stored as elastic potential energy. The formula for elastic potential energy (EPE) in a spring is given by:
\[
EPE = \frac{1}{2} k x^2
\]
where \( k \) is the spring constant, and \( x \) is the displacement from the equilibrium position.
\[
EPE = \frac{1}{2} k x^2
\]
where \( k \) is the spring constant, and \( x \) is the displacement from the equilibrium position.