Asked by DD

A mass is attached to a spring of spring constant 24 N/m and has 600 J of elastic potential
energy. How far does it extend?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Elastic potential energy in a spring: U = 1/2 k x^2.

Solve for x:
x^2 = 2U / k = (2×600) / 24 = 1200 / 24 = 50,
x = √50 = 5√2 ≈ 7.07 m.

So the spring extends about 7.07 m.