Work required to stretch a spring inches from its natural length is
foot-pounds.
Work done by the object in moving from to
is
.
Hooks law: .
.
Here ,
and
.
Find the work required to stretch the spring an additional one-half inch.
\Thus ,
and
.
.
Therefore, work required to stretch the spring an additional one-half inch is .
Work required to stretch the spring an additional one-half inch is .