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Using Hooke's Law (F=kx) determine:

A) A weight of 5 pounds stretches a certain spring from its natural length of 10.2 inches to a length of 10.5 inches. Find K.
B) What weight will stretch the spring in part (A) to a length of 13.2 inches?
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hmm. 5 = 0.3k
use that k to get
F = 13.2k

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