It takes a force of 21,714 lb to compress a coil spring assembly on a New York

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It takes a force of 21,714 lb to compress a coil spring assembly on a New York City Transit Authority subway car from its free height of 8 in. to its fully compressed height of 5 in.

a. What is the assembly’s force constant?

b. How much work does it take to compress the assembly the first half inch? the second half inch? Answer to the nearest in.-lb.

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Thomas Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 9780321884077

13th Edition

Authors: Joel R Hass, Christopher E Heil, Maurice D Weir

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