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A bungee cord with a spring constant of 800 StartFraction N over m EndFraction stretches 6 meters at its greatest displacement. How much elastic potential energy does the bungee cord have?

The bungee cord has
J of elastic potential energy.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use U = 1/2 k x^2.

U = 1/2 (800 N/m) (6 m)^2 = 1/2 · 800 · 36 = 14,400 J.

The bungee cord has 14,400 J of elastic potential energy.