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

Elastic and plastic behaviour — practice question

A steel spring has a spring constant of $150\,\text{N m}^{-1}$. If a $25\,\text{N}$ weight is suspended from the spring, its stretched length becomes $55\,\text{cm}$. What was the spring’s original length?

  • A$0.38\,\text{m}$
  • B$0.49\,\text{m}$
  • C$0.61\,\text{m}$
  • D$0.72\,\text{m}$

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