An archer pulls her bowstringback 0.400 m byexerting a force thatincreases uniformly fromzero to 230 N. (a) Whatis the equivalent springconstant of the bow? (b) How much work does the archer doin pulling the bow?

An archer pulls her bowstringback 0.400 m byexerting a force thatincreases uniformly fromzero to 230 N. (a) Whatis the equivalent springconstant of the bow? (b) How much work does the archer doin pulling the bow?

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Chapter7: Work And Kinetic Energy

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An archer pulls her bowstring
back 0.400 m by
exerting a force that
increases uniformly from
zero to 230 N. (a) What
is the equivalent spring
constant of the bow? (b) How much work does the archer do
in pulling the bow?

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