Question #150075
The spiral spring of a spring balance is 25cm, when 5 hang on it and 30cm long when the wait is 10N. What is the length of the spring if the weight is 3N
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Expert's answer
2020-12-14T07:17:10-0500
W1=k(x1x0)W2=k(x2x0)x2x0x1x0=W2W130x025x0=105x0=20 cm5=k(2520)k=1NcmW_1=k(x_1-x_0)\\W_2=k(x_2-x_0)\\\frac{x_2-x_0}{x_1-x_0}=\frac{W_2}{W_1} \\\frac{30-x_0}{25-x_0}=\frac{10}{5}\\x_0=20\ cm\\5=k(25-20)\\k=1\frac{N}{cm}

Thus,

3=1(x20)x=23 cm3=1(x-20)\to x=23\ cm


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