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A box that has a weight of 40 N is hung from a spring. The spring constant of the spring is 400 N/m.

How many centimeters will the spring stretch?

0.1 cm
1 cm
10 cm
100 cm

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Use Hooke's law: F = kx, so x = F/k = 40 N / 400 N·m⁻¹ = 0.1 m = 10 cm.

Answer: 10 cm.