Hooke's Law. The distance d when a spring is stretched by a hanging object varies directly as the weight w of the object. If th

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Zielflug [23.3K]

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Hooke's Law. The distance d when a spring is stretched by a hanging object varies directly as the weight w of the object. If th

e distance is
68 cm when the weight is 2 kg, what is the distance when the weight is 5 kg?

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zlopas [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-26T21:04:38+03:00

zlopas [31]3 years ago

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It would just be 2x68, in the sense that the original equation for Hooke's Law is F=kX. In your equation, w is k and X is D. the answer is 136cm for 2kg and 340cm for 5kg. Tell me if this is wrong please.

​Hooke's Law. The distance d when a spring is stretched by a hanging object varies directly as the weight w of the object. If th

Hooke's Law. The distance d when a spring is stretched by a hanging object varies directly as the weight w of the object. If th