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Danielle exerts a 14.0 N force to compress a spring by a distance of 8.00 cm. What is the spring constant of this spring
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Danielle exerts a 14.0 N force to compress a spring by a distance of 8.00 cm. What is the spring constant of this spring

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Answer:

175 N/m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Force = F= 14.0 N

Distance = x = 8.00 cm = 0.08 m

To find:

spring constant

Solution:

spring constant is calculated by using Hooke's law:

k = F/x

Putting the values in above formula:

k = 14.0 / 0.08

k = 175 N/m

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