If the length of a $23 cm$ spring increases to $40 cm$ when a $7 kg$ weight is hanging from it, what is the spring's constant?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-14T03:30:40

$k = 4035.29$ kg/s^2

Hooke's Law: $F = -kx$

$F = mg$ ; $m = 7$ kg and $g = 9.8$ N
$k = ?$
$x = 40 - 23 = 17$ cm $= 0.17$ m

The negative sign is simply for directionality. We only care about magnitude here.

$k = (mg)/(x) =((7)(9.8))/(0.17) = 4035.29$ kg/s^2

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