A Hooke's law spring is compressed 12.0 cm from equilibrium,and the potential energy stored is 72.0 J.What compression (as measured from equilibrium)would result in 100 J being stored in this case?
A)16.7 cm
B)14.1 cm
C)13.6 cm
D)No answer is correct.

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The potential energy stored in a spring is given by $ PE = \frac{1}{2} k x^2 $. Using the given data, we can find the spring constant $ k $ and then solve for the new compression $ x $ that results in 100 J of potential energy.

A Hooke's Law Spring Is Compressed 12