A technician is testing the properties of a polyurethane tension band used in a robotic sorting system.
Explain what is meant when the tension band is said to have undergone elastic deformation.
The tension band has a spring constant of 240 N/m240\text{ N/m}240 N/m. Calculate the energy stored in its elastic potential store when it is stretched by an extension of 35 cm35\text{ cm}35 cm.