document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888549>Question 888549</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> IS THIS CORRECT??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The force required to compress a spring varies directly with the change in length of the spring. If a force of 20 newtons is required to compress a spring 2 centimeters, how much force is required to compress the same spring 10 centimeters?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20/2=x/10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=5x20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=100/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=50??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So far so good, same as your setup.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here's the problem,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It should be <BR>\n" );
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