Learning Goal:To understand the use of Hooke's law for a spring.Hooke's law states that the restoring force F on aspring when it has been stretched or compressed isproportional to the displacement of the springfrom its equilibrium position. The equilibriumposition is the position at which the spring is neitherstretched nor compressed.Recall that Fx means that F is equal to aconstant times. For a spring, the proportionalityconstant is called the spring constant and denotedby k. The spring constant is a property of the springand must be measured experimentally. The largerthe value of k, the stiffer the spring.In equation form, Hooke's law can be writtenF = -kz.The minus sign indicates that the force is in theopposite direction to that of the spring'sdisplacement from its equilibrium length and is"trying" to restore the spring to its equilibriumposition. The magnitude of the force is given byF = kx, where x is the magnitude of thedisplacement.In Haiti, public transportation is often by taptaps, small pickup trucks with seats along the sides ofthe pickup bed and railings to which passengers can hang on. Typically they carry two dozen ormore passengers plus an assortment of chickens, goats, luggage, etc. Putting this much into theback of a pickup truck puts quite a large load on the truck springs.A truck has springs for each wheel, but for simplicity assume that the individual springs can betreated as one spring with a spring constant that includes the effect of all the springs. Also forsimplicity, assume that all four springs compress equally when weight is added to the truck and thatthe equilibrium length of the springs is the length they have when they support the load of an emptytruck.Part AA 67 kg driver gets into an empty taptap to start the day's work. The springs compress 2.2x10-²m. What is the effective spring constant of the spring system in the taptap?Enter the spring constant numerically in newtons per meter using two significant figures.View Available Hint(s)15| ΑΣΦk=?N/m

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Description: Learning Goal:To understand the use of Hooke's law for a spring.Hooke's law states that the restoring force F on aspring when it has been stretched or compressed isproportional to the displacement of the springfrom its equilibrium position. The equi