A vertical spring has a length of 0.175 m when a 0.25 kg mass hangs from it, and a length of 0.725 m when a 1.95 kg mass hangs from it.

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A vertical spring has a length of 0.175 m when a 0.25 kg mass hangs from it, and a length of 0.725 m when
a 1.95 kg mass hangs from it.
a) What is the force constant of the spring, in newtons per meter?
b) What is the unloaded length of the spring, in centimeters?
Transcribed Image Text:A vertical spring has a length of 0.175 m when a 0.25 kg mass hangs from it, and a length of 0.725 m when a 1.95 kg mass hangs from it. a) What is the force constant of the spring, in newtons per meter? b) What is the unloaded length of the spring, in centimeters?
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