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23 November, 19:50

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2) Ben stands on a bathroom scale, whose force (spring) constant is 220 kN/m. How far is the spring

scale compressed if Ben has a mass of 180kg?

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  1. 23 November, 19:56
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    8.0 mm

    Explanation:

    Force of a spring is:

    F = kx

    where k is the spring constant and x is the displacement.

    When the force is equal to Ben's weight:

    mg = kx

    (180 kg) (9.8 m/s²) = (220,000 N/m) x

    x = 0.0080 m

    The spring compresses 0.0080 m, or 8.0 mm.
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