Answer:
The spring constant should be:
[tex]k= 98\, \frac{N}{m}[/tex]
Explanation:
Use Hooke's law for this problem, knowing that the magnitude of the force (F) on the spring equals the stretching it experiences [tex]\Delta x[/tex] times the spring constant "k":
[tex]F=k\,\Delta x[/tex]
in our case, since the mass hanging is given in kg, we need to multiply it by "g" to get the force exerted:
Then if we add to the spring in its relaxed state, a mass of 0.10 kg, and we want for that a displacement of 1 cm (0.01 m), then the value of the spring constant should be:
[tex]k=\frac{F}{\Delta x} \\k=\frac{9.8\,(0.1)}{0.01} \, \frac{N}{m} \\k= 98\, \frac{N}{m}[/tex]
