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AP Physics 1
3.3 Potential Energy
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Compression of an ideal spring for two experimental trials.
Compression of an ideal spring for two experimental trials.
A student conducts an experiment with an ideal horizontal spring fixed at one end. In the first trial, the student compresses the spring a distance \(d\) from its equilibrium position. In the second trial, the student compresses the same spring a distance \(2d\) from its equilibrium position. Which of the following correctly compares the elastic potential energy stored in the spring during the second trial to the energy stored during the first trial?

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