Suppose a force of 30 n is required to stretch and hold a spring 0.1 m from its equilibrium position. a. assuming the spring obeys hooke's law, find the spring constant k. b. how much work is required to compress the spring 0.5 m from its equilibrium position? c. how much work is required to stretch the spring 0.4 m from its equilibrium position? d. how much additional work is required to stretch the spring 0.1 m if it has already been stretched 0.1 m from its equilibrium?

a) Hooke's law:

F = kΔx

F = spring force, k = spring constant, Δx = change of spring length

Given values:

F = 30N, Δx = 0.1m

Plug in and solve for k:

30 = k(0.1)

k = 300N/m

b) Apply the work-energy theorem; whatever work you put into deforming the spring becomes stored as spring potential energy:

W = 0.5kΔx²

W = work, k = spring constant, Δx = change of spring length

Given values:

k = 300N/m (from part a), Δx = 0.5m

Plug in and solve for W:

W = 0.5(300)(0.5)²

W = 37.5J

c) Apply the work-energy theorem here:

W = 0.5kΔx²

Given values:

k = 300N/m (from part a), Δx = 0.4m

Plug in and solve for W:

W = 0.5(300)(0.4)²

W = 24J

d) To find how much additional work needs to be done to stretch the spring an additional 0.1m if it's already been stretched 0.1m, find the potential energies for when the spring is stretched 0.2m and 0.1m and subtract them:

W = 0.5kΔx₂² - 0.5kΔx₁² = 0.5k(Δx₂² - Δx₁²)

Given values:

k = 300N/m, Δx₂ = 0.2m, Δx₁ = 0.1m

Plug in and solve for W:

W = 0.5(300)(0.2² - 0.1²)

W = 4.5J

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