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The graph is of the force exerted by a spring as a function of distance from its

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Question

The graph is of the force exerted by a spring as a function of distance from its unstretched length. Show your calculations for each part.

a.    What is the spring constant of this spring?

b.    What is the elastic potential energy if the spring is stretched 1.5 m from equilibrium?



The graph is of the force exerted by a spring as a function of distance from its unstretched length. Show your calculations for each part. What is the spring constant of this spring? What is the elastic potential energy if the spring is stretched 1.5 m from equilibrium?

Explanation / Answer

a) slope = K = (F2-F1)/(X2-X1)

= (8-0)/(3-0)

= 2.667 N/m

b) u = 0.5*k*x^2

= 0.5*2.667*1.5^2

= 3 J


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