SOLUTION: If a spring stretches 0.6m when-kg weight is attached to it, how much will it stretch when a 10-kg weight is attached to it?

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Question 178368: If a spring stretches 0.6m when-kg weight is attached to it, how much will it stretch when a 10-kg weight is attached to it?
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, amalm06:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a spring stretches 0.6m when-kg weight is attached to it, how much will it stretch when a 10-kg weight is attached to it?
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If you meant a 1 kg to stretch it 0.6 meters, then:
it will stretch 10 times as much, or 6 meters. That's a lot of extension, and this will not be true if Young's modulus is exceeded, but I doubt that's taken into consideration in this problem.

Answer by amalm06(224) About Me  (Show Source):
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(10 kg)(0.6 m/1kg)=6 m (Answer)