A spiral spring is compressed by 0=04 calculate the energy stored in the spring if the force constants is 600NM raised to-1

Answer 1

To calculate the energy stored in a compressed spring, we can use the formula:

E = 0.5 * k * x^2

Where:
E = energy stored in the spring (in joules)
k = force constant of the spring (600 N/m)
x = compression of the spring (0.04 m)

Plugging in the values:

E = 0.5 * 600 * 0.04^2
E = 0.5 * 600 * 0.0016
E = 0.5 * 0.96
E = 0.48 joules

Therefore, the energy stored in the spring when compressed by 0.04 m is 0.48 joules.