When a block of mass M is suspended by a long wire of length L, the length of the wire becomes (L + l). The elastic potential energy stored in the extended wire is :
Mgl
MgL
\frac{1}{2}Mgl
\frac{1}{2}MgL
The work done by gravity is . This work is stored as elastic potential energy in the wire.
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