63.4k views
4 votes
Does anyone know how to do this?​

Does anyone know how to do this?​-example-1
User Balexander
by
4.8k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Step-by-step explanation:

By Hooke's Law,

F=kx

The only force acting here is weight, and x is the extension of the string (you need to convert this to mm) so

mg=kx

(0.15)(9.81)=k ((420-300)x10^-3)

Then just solve this equation.

User Agustinus
by
5.3k points