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Posted by v on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 5:33pm.

What is the spring constant of a spring that stretches 2.00 cm when a mass of 0.600 kg is suspended from it?
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i know the answer is 295 n/m but im nto sure how they got to it,

physics - drwls, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 7:07pm
Spring Constant =
Weight(N) divided by stretch (meters)
= 0.60*9.8/0.02 = 294 N/m
phyiscs - v, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 7:50pm
i feel like slapping myself across the face... i completely forgot about gravity...

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