document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=742934>Question 742934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the stretch in a loaded spring varies directly as the load it supports.  A load of 15 kg stretches a certain spring 3.6 cm What load would stretch the spring 6 cm? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s = k*L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"k\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.6 = k*15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 0.24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What load would stretch the spring 6 cm?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (0.24)*L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 = 0.24*L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 25 kg<BR>\n" );
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