Periodic motion
This question is about the stretching of springs
The diagram below shows an unblocked spring of length 100 mm
hanging suspended from a clamp. When an object of mass 50g is
hung on the spring, it becomes 180 mm long.
The spring constant K=50N/m
100 mm
50g
1- Calculate x in (mm) then convert it to meter
X is the distance that the spring is stretched from its
equilibrium position.
2- Use Hooke's law to calculate the restoring force of the spring