Asked by Sneakatone

two springs of constants 2.0*10^3 Nm and 3.0*10^3 Nm are connected in tandem, and a mass of 5.9kg hangs vertically from this spring. 1.) by what amount does the mass stretch the combined string? 2.) By what amount does the mass stretch each individual string?

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Answered by Sneakatone
x=mg/k

spring 1, 5.9*9.81/2000=?
spring 2, 5.9*9.81/3000=?

combined= spring 1 + spring 2


I answered my own question./
Answered by Elena
for springs connected in tandem
1/k=1/k1 +1/k2 =>
k=1200 N/m
the stretch is
x=mg/k=5.9•9.81/1200 =
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