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Posted by Letisha on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:39pm.

In the parallel spring system, the springs are positioned so that the 44 N weight stretches each spring equally. The spring con- stant for the left-hand spring is 3.6 N/cm and the spring constant for the righ-hand spring is 6.4 N/cm. How far down will the 44 N weight stretch the springs? Answer in units of cm.

• Physics - bobpursley, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:41pm

  The forces are additive. F1+F2=44N 3.6*x+6.4x=44 solve for x.

  
  

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