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It takes 80 pounds of force to

stretch a particular spring 2
inches. How much work is done
in stretching it from its relaxed
state a total of 4 inches?
[?] inch - pounds

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640 inch - pounds

The spring constant is 40 pounds per inch because 80 / 2 = <<80/2=40>>40.
It takes 160 pounds of force to stretch the spring 4 inches because 2 x 40 = <<240=80>>80 and 80 x 2 = <<802=160>>160.
Work is force times distance, so the work done is 640 inch-pounds because 4 x 160 = <<4*160=640>>640
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