Concept:
Elastic potential energy is the energy stored as a result of applying a force to deform an elastic object. For a stretched wire, the work done by the stretching force is stored as elastic potential energy (\( U \)). If the deformation is within the elastic limit, the formula is:
\[ U = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{Force} \times \text{Extension} \]
This formula represents the area under the Force-Extension graph.
Step 1: Extracting given values from and converting to SI units.
Force (\( F \)) = \( 100 \) N
Extension (\( \Delta L \)) = \( 2 \) mm = \( 2 \times 10^{-3} \) m
Step 2: Substituting values into the elastic energy formula.
\[ U = \frac{1}{2} \times F \times \Delta L \]
\[ U = \frac{1}{2} \times 100 \times (2 \times 10^{-3}) \]
Step 3: Calculating the final result.
\[ U = 100 \times 10^{-3} \]
\[ U = 0.1 \, J \]