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Help with part c.32. A student conducts an experiment by applying a force to spring and then measuringthe stretch. The data is recorded in the data table below.a) On the graph provided below, provide a scale for thethe horizontal axis "Elongation of Spring"b) Plot the data and create the best fit line c) Calculate the spring constant of the spring. Showyour work

Help with part c.32. A student conducts an experiment by applying a force to spring-example-1
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Answer:

c) 60 N/m

Step-by-step explanation:

The spring constant is equal to the slope of the line in the graph.

The slope can be calculated as:


slope=(F_2-F_1)/(x_2-x_1)

Where (x1, F1) and (x2, F2) are two points in the graph. So, replacing (x1, F1) by (0.1, 6.0) and (x2, F2) by (0.2, 12.0), we get:


\text{slope}=(12.0-6.0)/(0.2-0.1)=(6.0)/(0.1)=60

Therefore, the spring constant is 60 N/m

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