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Using Hooke's law, F subscript s p r i n g end subscript equals k increment x, find the distance a spring with an elastic constant of 4 N/cm will stretch if a 2 newton force is applied to it.

1/2 cm


2 cm


4 cm


8 cm

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Plugging into hookes law we get 2=4*x. This means that the distance is 1/2 cm. Hope this helps with your stress level :P
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