A spring has a spring constant of 10 N/cm and a spring potential energy of 6 J.  Determine the stretch of the spring in cm.  Rearrange U = 1/2 kx^2 and solve for x.

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A spring has a spring constant of 10 N/cm and a spring potential energy of 6 J.  Determine the stretch of the spring in cm.  Rearrange U = 1/2 kx^2 and solve for x.

 
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Given information:

The spring constant of the spring, k=10 N/cm

The potential energy of the spring, U=6 J

To find 

the stretch of the spring in cm

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