Answer:
The mass of the fish is 18.1 kg.
Explanation:
Given;
weight of the fish, F = 108 N
extension of the spring by the given weight, x = 14 cm = 0.14 m
First, determine the elastic constant of the spring by applying Hook's law;
F = kx
where;
k is the spring constant
k = F/x
k = 108 / 0.14
k = 771.43 N/m
When the spring is stretched to 23cm, the mass of the fish is calculated as follows;
Therefore, the mass of the fish is 18.1 kg.
I believe there should be some sort of table attached. Unfortunately I cannot answer this question. Sorry!
It will depend on the frictional force involved in the two. I think it will take more force in sled.
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Ah ha ! Very interesting question.
Thought-provoking, even.
You have something that weighs 1 Newton, and you want to know
the situation in which the object would have the greatest mass.
Weight = (mass) x (local gravity)
Mass = (weight) / (local gravity)
Mass = (1 Newton) / (local gravity)
"Local gravity" is the denominator of the fraction, so the fraction
has its greatest value when 'local gravity' is smallest. This is the
clue that gives it away.
If somebody offers you 1 chunk of gold that weighs 1 Newton,
you say to him:
"Fine ! Great ! Golly gee, that's sure generous of you.
But before you start weighing the chunk to give me, I want you
to take your gold and your scale to Pluto, and weigh my chunk
there. And if you don't mind, be quick about it."
The local acceleration of gravity on Pluto is 0.62 m/s² ,
but on Earth, it's 9.81 m/s.
So if he weighs 1 Newton of gold for you on Pluto, its mass will be
1.613 kilograms, and it'll weigh 15.82 Newtons here on Earth.
That's almost 3.6 pounds of gold, worth over $57,000 !
It would be even better if you could convince him to weigh it on
Halley's Comet, or on any asteroid. Wherever he's willing to go
that has the smallest gravity. That's the place where the largest
mass weighs 1 Newton.