It is weigh-in time for the local under-85-kg rugby team. The bathroom scale used to assess eligibility can be described by Hook

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It is weigh-in time for the local under-85-kg rugby team. The bathroom scale used to assess eligibility can be described by Hook

e’s law and is depressed 0.75 cm by its maximum load of 120 kg. (a) What is the spring’s effective spring constant? (b) A player stands on the scales and depresses it by 0.48 cm. Is he

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Ksivusya [100] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-14T19:47:24+03:00

Ksivusya [100]3 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

Depression = .75 x 10⁻² m

Load = 120 g

Spring constant = 120g / .75 x 10⁻²

= 160 x 10² g / m

b )

Depression by player

= .48 x 10⁻² m

His weight

= .48 x 10⁻² x 160 x 10² g

= 76.8 kg

So he is eligible.