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A 22.5-kg mass was set on a spring whose spring constant was 563 newtons per meter. How far was the spring compressed?(a) 0.0400 m(b) 0.196 m(c) 0.392 m(d) 2.55 m

A 22.5-kg mass was set on a spring whose spring constant was 563 newtons per meter-example-1

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\begin{gathered} |x|=(mg)/(k)\text{ using this formula } \\ \text{where m=22.5kg and the spring constant k=563 N/m} \\ \text{Now substituting the vlaues ,} \\ \frac{22.5\operatorname{kg}*9.8\text{ m/s}}{563\text{ N/m}}=0.392\text{ m} \end{gathered}

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