College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
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Chapter 8, Problem 29P
You need to make a spring scale to measure the mass of objects hung from it. You want each 1.0 cm length along the scale to correspond to a mass difference of 0.10 kg. What should be the value of the spring constant?
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