An Ideal Spring Stretches by 21

question 106

Multiple Choice

An ideal spring stretches by 21.0 cm when a 135-N object is hung from it. If instead you hang a fish from this spring, what is the weight of a fish that would stretch the spring by 31.0 cm?

• A) 199 N
• B) 145 N
• C) 91 N
• D) 279 N

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