The potential energy stored in a spring is kx2/2, where k is the spring constant and x is the compression in the spring. The force required to compress the spring is kx. The following table gives the data for five springs:
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Spring
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Force (N)
Spring constant k (N/m)
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11
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7
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8
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10
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9
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1000
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600
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900
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1300
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700
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Use MATLAB to find (a) the compression x in each spring and (b) the potential energy stored in each spring.