Thread: a force of 250 N is required to stretch a spring 5 m from rest. Using Hooke's law

a force of 250 N is required to stretch a spring 5 m from rest. Using Hooke's law, F=kx, how much work, in Joules, is required to stretch the spring 7 m from rest?

Originally Posted by yoman360

a force of 250 N is required to stretch a spring 5 m from rest. Using Hooke's law, F=kx, how much work, in Joules, is required to stretch the spring 7 m from rest?

use Hooke's law to solve for k, then determine work done on the spring ...