A vertical spring has a length of 0.175 m when a 0.25 kg mass hangs from it, and a length of 0.725 m when a 1.95 kg mass hangs from it. a) What is the force constant of the spring, in newtons per meter? b) What is the unloaded length of the spring, in centimeters?

A vertical spring has a length of 0.175 m when a 0.25 kg mass hangs from it, and a length of 0.725 m when a 1.95 kg mass hangs from it. a) What is the force constant of the spring, in newtons per meter? b) What is the unloaded length of the spring, in centimeters?

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A vertical spring has a length of 0.175 m when a 0.25 kg mass hangs from it, and a length of 0.725 m when a 1.95 kg mass hangs from it.

a) What is the force constant of the spring, in newtons per meter?

b) What is the unloaded length of the spring, in centimeters?

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