What is the ratio of the Force required to hold a spring at 4m past its natural length to the Force required to hold it at 2m past its natural length?  What is the ratio of the Work required to stretch a spring 4m from its natural length to the Work required to stretch it 2m from its natural length?

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What is the ratio of the Force required to hold a spring at 4m past its natural length to the Force required to hold it at 2m past its natural length? 

What is the ratio of the Work required to stretch a spring 4m from its natural length to the Work required to stretch it 2m from its natural length?

 

 

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