Question

A body builder exerts a force of 150N against a bull worker and compresses it by 20 cm. Calculate the spring constant of the spring in the bull worker

Answer 1

F = kx.

x = 20 cm = 0. 2 m

150 = k (0. 2)

k = \(\frac{150}{0.2}\)

= \(\frac {15}2\) × 10² N/m

= 7. 5 × 10² N/m.