A Hooke's Law Spring Is Compressed 12

question 30

Multiple Choice

A Hooke's law spring is compressed 12.0 cm from equilibrium and the potential energy stored is 36.0 J.What is the spring constant in this case?

• A) 10,000 N/m
• B) 5000 N/m
• C) 1200 N/m
• D) The correct answer is not given.

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