Question

A spring stretches by 18 cm when a bag of potatoes weighing 56 N is suspended from its end determine the spring constant in N/m

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Force= spring constant × extension

56 = x × 0.18 (convert 18cm to m= 18÷100= 0.18m)

56÷0.18= x

∴ x= 311.11 N/m