Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Elastic and plastic behaviour

Elastic and plastic behaviour — practice question

A spring has a spring constant of $6.0\,\text{N cm}^{-1}$. It is connected to a second spring with spring constant $4.0\,\text{N cm}^{-1}$. An $80\,\text{N}$ load is hung from the composite spring. What extension does this composite spring produce?

  • A$8.0\,\text{cm}$
  • B$16\,\text{cm}$
  • C$17\,\text{cm}$
  • D$33\,\text{cm}$

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