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1. (a)!What!is!the!formula!relating!the!force!of!a!spring!and!its!distortion?!

(b)!EXPLAIN!WHY!it!is!negative.!

2. A!force!of!16!N!is!required!to!stretch!a!spring!a!distance!of!40!cm!from!its!rest!position.!What!force!(in!Newtons)!is!required!
to!stretch!the!same!spring:!
a)!twice!the!distance?! ! ! ! !
b)!three!times!the!distance?! ! ! !
c)!oneOhalf!the!distance?! ! ! !
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3. A!mass!of!5.0!kg!will!stretch!a!vertical!spring!3.25!cm.!!Draw!a!free!body!diagram!(include!all!relevant!forces!and!values)!and!
calculate!the!spring!constant.!

4. A!horizontal!steel!spring!has!a!spring!constant!of!40.0!N/m.!!What!force!must!be!applied!to!the!spring!in!order!to!compress!
it!by!10.0!cm?!

5. When!a!14.0!kg!mass!hangs!from!a!spring!that!has!a!spring!constant!of!550!N/m,!the!spring!has!a!length!of!82!cm.!!
Determine!the!length!of!the!spring!before!any!force!is!applied!to!it.!

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6. Calculate!the!spring!constant!of!your!lab!bench!if!it!is!known!to!bend!down!by!0.10!mm!when!a!75!kg!student!
stands!on!it.!
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7. Spring!A!will!stretch!vertically!by!20.0!cm!when!it!has!a!1.00!kg!mass!hanging!from!it.!!Spring!B!will!stretch!vertically!by!
50.0cm!when!it!has!a!1.00!kg!mass!hanging!from!it.!
a) Draw!a!free!body!diagram!for!Spring!A!and!include!all!relevant!forces!and!values.!!Draw!a!free!body!diagram!for!
Spring!B!and!include!all!relevant!forces!and!values.!!!
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b) Calculate!the!spring!constant!of!A.!

c) Calculate!the!spring!constant!of!B.!

d) Suppose!that!the!1.00!kg!mass!is!hanging!from!the!end!of!A,!which!is!hanging!from!B.!!Assuming!that!the!mass!of!
the!springs!is!negligible,!calculate!the!total!amount!of!stretching.!
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e) Calculate!the!spring!constant!of!the!system!in!part!(d)

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