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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 7, Problem 54P
(II) Spiderman uses his spider webs to save a runaway train, Fig. 7–27. His web stretches a few city blocks before the 104-kg train comes to a stop. Assuming the web acts like a spring, estimate the spring constant.
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