Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 6 - Applications of Newton's Laws - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 186: 101

Answer

$5.4cm$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required stretch in the spring as follows: $x=\frac{mg}{K}(\mu_scos65^{\circ}+sin 65^{\circ})$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $x=\frac{(2.0)(9.81)}{360}(0.22cos65^{\circ}+sin65^{\circ})$ $x=0.054m$ $x=5.4cm$
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