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SA-5054-MF5-0012 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorHooke's law

A spring has a spring constant of

40

N/m. Calculate its extension, in m, when a

6.0

N load hangs from it.

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SA-5054-MF5-0022 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorHooke's law

A force of

12

N stretches a spring by

3.0

cm. Calculate the spring constant in N/cm.

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SA-5054-MF5-0031 markL1 FoundationCalculatorHooke's law

A spring has a natural length of

8.0

cm. With a load it is

11.5

cm long. Calculate the extension in cm.

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SA-5054-MF5-0041 markL1 FoundationCalculatorHooke's law

2.0

N load stretches a spring by

5.0

mm. Within the limit of proportionality, calculate the extension, in mm, produced by a

6.0

N load.

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SA-5054-MF5-0051 markL1 FoundationCalculatorLoad–extension graphs

On a load–extension graph for a spring, the limit of proportionality is the point where

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SA-5054-MF5-0062 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorHooke's law

A force of

9.0

N stretches a spring by

0.060

m. Calculate the spring constant in N/m.

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SA-5054-MF5-0091 markL1 FoundationCalculatorLoad–extension graphs

A spring is stretched and released, and returns exactly to its original length. This is called

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SA-5054-MF5-0121 markL1 FoundationCalculatorHooke's law

Hooke's law states that, up to the limit of proportionality,

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SA-5054-MF5-0072 marksL2 StandardCalculatorLoad–extension graphs

The straight part of a force–extension graph (force on the vertical axis) passes through the origin and the point (

0.050

2.0

N). Find the spring constant.

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SA-5054-MF5-0083 marksL2 StandardCalculatorHooke's law

500

g mass hangs from a spring with

k=98

N/m. Take

g=9.8

N/kg. Calculate the extension in m.

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SA-5054-MF5-0102 marksL2 StandardCalculatorHooke's law

A spring of natural length

20

cm is

26

cm long with a

3.0

N load. Calculate the force needed to give an extension of

10

cm (within the limit).

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SA-5054-MF5-0113 marksL3 ExamCalculatorHooke's law

Spring A has

k=50

N/m and spring B has

k=25

N/m. Each holds a

5.0

N load. Calculate how much further B stretches than A, in cm.

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