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Posted by Letisha on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:55pm.

Now consider the same two springs in series. 6.4 N/cm, 3.6 N/cm 44 N What distance will the spring of constant 3.6 N/cm stretch? Answer in units of cm.

• Physics - Letisha, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:56pm

  In this same series spring system, what is the effective combined spring constant kseries of the two springs? Answer in units of N/cm.

  
  

• Physics - bobpursley, Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:04pm

  The force is the same in series. 44=F1=k1*x1 44=k2*x2 so total displacement is x1+x2 x1+x2=total= 44(1/k1+1/k2)

  
  

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