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Work of 44 joules is done in stretching a spring from its natural length to 18 cmcm beyond its natural length. what is the force (in newtons) that holds the spring stretched at the same distance (18 cmcm)?

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When springs are stretch, they store potential energy. The equation can be modeled by 0.5kx^2

Substituting known values, we get


44=0.5k(0.18)^(2) k=2716.049N/m

Next use Hooke's law F=-kx to solve for the force.


F=-(2716.049N/m)(0.18m) F=488.88889N
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