The potential energy stored in the spring when the car is pushed against it is most nearly is 0.026 J.
Non linear spring is
[tex]F = -kx^2 \rightarrow force[/tex]
The potential energy
[tex]\frac{dU}{dX} = -F\\\\U = \int\limits {-Fdx}\\\\U = + \int\limits^x_0 {kx^2dx}\\\\U = \frac{kx^3}{3} \\\\U = 5000 \div 3 (\frac{2.5}{100}^)2\\\\U = \frac{5000 \times 2.5\times 2.5\times 2.5}{3\times 100\times 100\times 100}[/tex]
= 0.026 J
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