SOLUTION: The force required to compress a spring varies directly as the change in the length of the spring. If a force of 12 pounds is required to compress a certain spring 3 inches, how mu

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Question 1008992: The force required to compress a spring varies directly as the change in the length of the spring. If a force of 12 pounds is required to compress a certain spring 3 inches, how much force is required to compress the spring 5 inches?
Answer by ikleyn(52797)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The force required to compress a spring varies directly as the change in the length of the spring. If a force of 12 pounds is required to compress a certain spring 3 inches, how much force is required to compress the spring 5 inches?
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Use this proportion

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to find the force x which required to compress the spring 5 inches.


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