According to Hooke’s law, the force applied to stretch the spring is directly proportional to the amount of stretch.
![Elastic Potential Energy Formula 1 1 15](https://www.educationidol.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1-15.jpg)
Force required to stretch the spring is directly proportional to its displacement. It is given as
F =kx
Wherein,
k = spring constant
x = displacement
The Elastic Potential Energy Formula of the spring stretched is given as
![Elastic Potential Energy Formula 2 2 37](https://www.educationidol.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2-37.gif)
Where,
P.E = elastic potential energy and it’s expressed in Joule.