Q.
Natural length of a spring is 60cm and its spring constant is 4000N/m. A mass of 20kg is hung from it. The extension produced in the spring is ( take g=9.8m/s2) :
Given, 1=60cm=60×10−2m m=20kg, k=4000N/m
The weight hung from the spring =mg=20×9.8=196N
Let x be the extension produced in spring.
Now, force applied by the spring = downward force on the spring ∴kx=mg ⇒x=kmg
or, x=400020×9.8 =0.049m=4.9cm