A work of 12 J is needed to stretch a certain spring by 30 cm  What is the force constant of the spring?    How much work must be done to stretch the spring 4.00 cm?  When released from rest from 4.00 cm position what would be the speed at the unstretched position? Let the mass of attached block be 1 kg.

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A work of 12 J is needed to stretch a certain spring by 30 cm 

  1. What is the force constant of the spring?   
  2. How much work must be done to stretch the spring 4.00 cm? 
  3. When released from rest from 4.00 cm position what would be the speed at the unstretched position? Let the mass of attached block be 1 kg.
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