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An object with mass 500g less hang from the spring with force constant 20N/m . What is the mass of an object that stretch the spring 35cm long (take g=0.01N/g)

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GPT 3.5
The force required to stretch a spring is given by Hooke's Law: F = kx, where F is the force, k is the force constant, and x is the displacement.

Given that the force constant is 20 N/m and the displacement is 35 cm, we need to convert the displacement to meters:

35 cm = 0.35 m

Thus, the force required to stretch the spring is:

F = kx = 20 N/m * 0.35 m = 7 N

Now, we need to find the mass of the object that would exert a force of 7 N on the spring.

Since force is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration (F = ma), we can rearrange the equation to solve for mass:

mass = F / acceleration

Given that acceleration due to gravity, g, is 0.01 N/g, we can substitute this value into the equation:

mass = 7 N / (0.01 N/g) = 700 g

Therefore, the mass of the object that would stretch the spring 35 cm long is 700 g.

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