SOLUTION: The stretch in a spring varies directly as the attached weight. A 6kg weight stretches a spring 2.4 cm. a. What is the constant of variation?

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Question 1120400: The stretch in a spring varies directly as the attached weight. A 6kg weight stretches a spring 2.4 cm.
a. What is the constant of variation?
b. What weight would stretch the spring 4 cm?

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The stretch in a spring varies directly as the attached weight. A 6kg weight stretches a spring 2.4 cm.
a. What is the constant of variation?
b. What weight would stretch the spring 4 cm?
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y, stretch
x, weight
k, variation constant

y=kx
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k=y%2Fx
k=2.4%2F6
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