Suppose a 0.30-kg mass on a spring that has been compressed 0.20 m has elastic potential energy of 1.0 J. How much further must the spring be compressed to triple the elastic potential energy?

a. 0.35 m
c. 0.10 m
b. 0.15 m
d. 0.05 m


B

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