A spring has a resting length of 7 meters. Suppose it would take 50 Newton of force to keep the spring extended to a length of 32 meters. How much work would it take to stretch the spring (from a resting position) to a length of 10 meters?

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A spring has a resting length of 7 meters. Suppose it would take 50 Newton of force to keep the spring extended to a length of 32 meters. How much work would it take to stretch the spring (from a resting position) to a length of 10 meters?

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