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Josalynn

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2020-12-25

A 10 kg mass, hung onto a spring, causes the spring to stretch 2 cm. What is the spring constant?

rogreenhoxa8

Skilled2020-12-26Added 109 answers

A (m=10 kg) mass, hung onto a spring, causes the spring to stretch (x=0.02 m)
The spring constant (k)=F/x
=4900 N/m

Jeffrey Jordon

Expert2021-10-01Added 2605 answers

Mass, m= 10 kg

Distance, $d = 2 c m = 2 \cdot 10^{- 2} m$

Force, $F = m g = 10 \cdot 9.8 = 98 N$

$F = k \cdot d$

$98 = k * 2 * 10 - 2$

k= 4900 N/m

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