SOLUTION: the distance D that a spring is stretched by a hanging object varies directly as the weight W of the object. If a 26-kg object stretches a spring 28cm, find the distance the sprin

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Question 44239: the distance D that a spring is stretched by a hanging object varies directly as the weight W of the object. If a 26-kg object stretches a spring 28cm, find the distance the spring is stretched when the weight is 21kg?
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The distance D that a spring is stretched by a hanging object varies directly as the weight W of the object.

If a 26-kg object stretches a spring 28cm, find the distance the spring is stretched when the weight is 21kg?


about 22.6cm

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