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Homework Statement
We have a spring that is 30cm with a spring constant of 12000N/m
and there is a 65 kg weight put onto this spring. What is the new length of the spring?
Homework Equations
f = k *changeof* x
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried to take 65kg times 9.81 to find Newtons (which is 637.65N)
so therefore 637.65 = 12000 *change of* x
and x = 637.65/12000
But something feels fishy about this, a spring doesn't move down just .053 m