A Spring Has a Natural Length Of $20 \mathrm {~cm}$ If a Force Of Length

question 15

Short Answer

A spring has a natural length of $20 \mathrm {~cm}$ . If a force of $25 \mathrm {~N}$ is required to keep it stretched to a length of $30 \mathrm {~cm}$ , how much work is required to stretch it from $24 \mathrm {~cm}$ to $34 \mathrm {~cm}$ ?

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