Asked by Mary

When the rubber band in a slingshot is stretched, it obeys Hooke's law. Suppose that the "spring constant" for the rubber band is k = 53 N/m. When the rubber band is pulled back with a force of 7.3 N, how far does it stretch?


F=kx solve for x.
Answered by Katie
F=kx
x=F/k
7.3/53= .138