Hooke's Law. The distance d when a spring is streched by a hanging object varies directly as weight w of the object. If the distance is 26 cm when the weight is 3 kg, what is the distance when the weight is 8kg?

The distance is ? cm.

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Hooke's Law. The distance d when a spring is streched by a hanging object varies directly as weight w of the object. If the distance is 26 cm when the weight is 3 kg, what is the distance when the weight is 8kg?

The distance is ? cm.

anonymous · Answer

8/3 X 26 =69.333cm

amistre64 · Answer

d = kw

26 = k(3)

k = 26/3

d = (26/3)(8)

amistre64 · Answer

same thing

anonymous · Answer

d = kw

26 = k(3)

k = 26/3

d = (26/3)(8)