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AP Physics 1
3.3 Potential Energy
3.2 Work
2.8 Spring Forces
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Applied force versus stretch distance for the non-ideal spring.
Applied force versus stretch distance for the non-ideal spring.
A non-ideal spring exerts a restoring force whose magnitude increases quadratically with stretch according to \(F(x) = bx^2\), where \(b\) is a positive constant and \(x\) is the displacement from equilibrium. The graph of the applied force required to stretch the spring as a function of \(x\) is shown. An external agent does an amount of work \(W_1\) to stretch the spring from \(x = 0\) to \(x = d\), and does an additional amount of work \(W_2\) to stretch the spring further from \(x = d\) to \(x = 2d\). What is the ratio \(\dfrac{W_2}{W_1}\)?

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