how to calculate the elastic potential energy of an object in matlab

The elastic potential energy of an object can be calculated using the following formula:

main.m
U = 0.5 * k * x^2
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Where U is the elastic potential energy, k is the spring constant, and x is the displacement from the equilibrium position.

Here's a MATLAB code snippet that calculates the elastic potential energy of an object given its spring constant and displacement:

main.m
% Define the spring constant and displacement
k = 100; % N/m
x = 0.1; % m

% Calculate the elastic potential energy
U = 0.5 * k * x^2;

% Display the result
fprintf('The elastic potential energy is %.2f J\n', U);
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In the example above, the elastic potential energy is calculated as 0.50 J given a spring constant k of 100 N/m and a displacement x of 0.1 m.