A spring deforms 5 cm when we attach a 2 kg object: a) What is the spring constant? b) How far will it stretch with 800 g on it?

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A spring deforms 5 cm when we attach a 2 kg object:

a) What is the spring constant?
b) How far will it stretch with 800 g on it?

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Answer:

[a]

F=ke

E= 5/100=0.05m, m=2kg, F=mg[2x9.8]=19.6N

Spring constant[K] =F/e

K=19.6/0.05

K=392N/m

Sethu answered Feb 15, 2021

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