An object with a mass of #4# #kg# is hanging from a spring with a constant of #2# #kgs^-2#. If the spring is stretched by # 20# #m#, what is the net force on the object?
1 Answer
Feb 20, 2016
The force due to the spring will be
Explanation:
There are two forces acting on the object - it's weight force acting downward and a restoring force from the spring acting upward. The magnitudes of these two forces was calculated above, as was the resultant force.
(One quick side note: spring constants tend to be quoted in