Question

A 14,033 car is supported by four springs. If each spring is deflected 0.03 m, what is the spring constant?

Answer 1

Givens.

• The force is 14,033.

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• The spring deflection is 0.03 m.

Use Hooke's Law to find the spring constant.

`F=k\cdot\Delta x`

Use the given magnitudes and solve for k.

`\begin{gathered} k=(F)/(\Delta x) \\ k=(14,033)/(0.03m) \\ k=467,766.67 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the spring constant is 467,766.67 N/m.