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a 52g. weight tied to a spring stretches the spring 1.3cm. How many grams would it take to stretch the spring 3cm?
14 years ago

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Reiny
Assuming the amount of stretch is proportional to the weight, ...

52/1.3 = x/3
x = 3(52/1.3) = 120 g
14 years ago

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