Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321993721
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-372-4

Chapter 4 - Exercises and Problems - Page 68: 39

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According to Hooke's law $F=Kx$ This can be rearranged as $x=\frac{F}{K}$ $x=\frac{mg}{K}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $x=\frac{(6.7)(9.8)}{340}$ $x=0.19m$
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