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A vertical spring of force constant 600 N/m600 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m} has one end attached to the ceiling and the other to a 12kg12-\mathrm{kg} block resting on a horizontal surface so that the spring exerts an upward force on the block. The spring stretches by 10 cm10 \mathrm{~cm}. (a) What force does the spring exert on the block? (b) What is the force that the surface exerts on the block?

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We have a spring:

  • With force constant K=600NmK=\mathrm{600\hspace{1mm}\frac{N}{m}};
  • With mass attached to its end m=12kgm=\mathrm{12\hspace{1mm}kg};
  • That stretches the spring by Δx=10cm=0.1m\Delta x=\mathrm{10\hspace{1mm}cm=0.1 \hspace{1mm}m}

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