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The shock absorbers in a car act as a

big spring. When a 92.5 kg person
gets in, the car sinks 0.0131 m. What
is the spring constant of the shocks?
(Unit = N/m)​

User Daan Klijn
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Answer:

6.92*10^4 N/m

Step-by-step explanation:

F = kx

=> k = F/x and force F = weight = mg, so

k = mg/x

= (92.5*9.8)/0.0131

= 6.92*10^4 N/m

User Julio Bastida
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Answer: it's 69200

Step-by-step explanation:

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