In the produce section of a supermarket, five pears are placed on a spring scale. The placement of the pears stretches the spring and causes the dial to move from zero to a reading of 2.0 kg. If the spring constant is 450 N/m, what is the displacement of the spring due to the weight of the pears

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Answer:

The displacement of the spring due to weight is 0.043 m

Explanation:

Given :

Mass [tex]m = 2[/tex] Kg

Spring constant [tex]k = 450 \frac{N}{m}[/tex]

According to the hooke's law,

  [tex]F = -kx[/tex]

Where [tex]F =[/tex] force, [tex]x =[/tex] displacement

Here,

[tex]F = mg[/tex]         ( [tex]g = 9.8 \frac{m}{s^{2} }[/tex] )

[tex]F = 2 \times 9.8 = 19.6[/tex] N

Now for finding displacement,

  [tex]x = \frac{F}{k}[/tex]

Here minus sign only represent the direction so we take magnitude of it.

  [tex]x = \frac{19.6}{450}[/tex]

  [tex]x = 0.043[/tex] m

Therefore, the displacement of the spring due to weight is 0.043 m

The displacement of the spring due to weight is 0.043m.

What is Displacement?

This is defined as the straight line distance in a particular direction.

We were given mass as 2kg and spring constant (K) as 450N/m.

Hooke's law states that F = -kx where F is force and x is displacement.

F = mg

= 2 × 9.8 = 19.6N

Displacement (x) = F/ k

= 19.6/450 = 0.043 m.

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