Answer to Question #174141 in Physics for DANAH

Question #174141

A cylindrical spring is found to elongate by 3 cm when stretched by a force of 500N.


Determine: 

 a) its force constant

 b) the work done by a 600N force in elongating the spring


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Expert's answer
2021-03-23T11:11:30-0400

a) "F=k\\Delta x\\to k=F\/\\Delta x=500\/0.03=16667\\ (N\/m)"


b) "W=PE=\\frac{k(\\Delta x)^2}{2}=\\frac{k(F\/k)^2}{2}=\\frac{16667\\cdot(600\/16667)^2}{2}=10.8\\ (J)"


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