To find:
Answer to Problem 8E
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The spring has a natural length
An
Calculation:
For item
:
Use Hooke's Law for Springs, which is provided by the formula, to determine the force constant.
The natural length
The final length
To use Equation
Since, the force constant of spring is
For item
:
Use the formula to calculate the work done by stretching the spring.
To use equation to solve for the work done by stretch the spring from its natural state,
Since, the work done by spring is
For item
Use Hooke's Law for Springs, which was defined in Equation, to calculate how much the spring will flex beyond its natural state in response to
Since, the spring will stretch by
Therefore, the required
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