Potential Energy (physics)

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Elastic Potential Energy#

Elastic potential energy is the potential energy for an ideal spring. The equation to find the elastic potential energy is as follows^[1]:

$$U_s=\frac{1}{2}k{\left(\mathrm{\Delta }x\right)}^2$$

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