SOLUTION: Hooke's Law says that the force exerted by the spring in a spring scale varies directly with the distance that the spring is stretched. If a 11 pound mass suspended on a spring sc

Question 1149671: Hooke's Law says that the force exerted by the spring in a spring scale varies directly with the distance that the spring is stretched. If a 11 pound mass suspended on a spring scale stretches the spring 4 inches, how far will a 21 pound mass stretch the spring? (Round off your answer to 1 decimal place.)
Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Use the proportion


     = .


From the proportion, find  x = .


Use your calculator.

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