College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 8, Problem 55GP
A 60 kg student is standing atop a spring in an elevator that is accelerating upward at 3.0 m/s2. The spring constant is 2.5 × 103 N/m. By how much is the spring compressed?
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