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A 5000kg elephant steps into a large spring and compresses it from 1m long to 50cm long what is the spring constant of the spring

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Answer: 98 kN/m

Explanation:

Given

Mass of elephant [tex]m=5000\ kg[/tex]

Spring compresses from [tex]1\ m\ (100\ cm) \text{to}\ 50\ cm[/tex]

i.e. change in length is [tex]100-50=50\ cm[/tex]

spring force is given by  [tex]kx[/tex]

where k=spring constant

x=change in length

The weight of elephant must be equal to the spring force

[tex]\Rightarrow W=kx\\\Rightarrow 5000\times 9.8=k\times 0.5\\\Rightarrow k=98,000\ N/m\ or\ 98\ kN/m[/tex]

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