A spring stretches linearly as weight is added. The table shows data collected for a certain spring. What is the slope of the line that fits the data for the spring?

Weight (g) ....
100
500
800
900
1,200

Stretch (cm) ...
0.5
2.5
4.0
4.5
6.0

a. 1/200
b. 1/100
c. 1/50
d. 1/2

Question

A spring stretches linearly as weight is added. The table shows data collected for a certain spring. What is the slope of the line that fits the data for the spring?

Weight (g) ....
100
500
800
900
1,200

Stretch (cm) ...
0.5
2.5 
4.0 
4.5
6.0

a. 1/200
b. 1/100
c. 1/50
d. 1/2

anonymous · Answer

y=kx

y be the wieght and x stretch 

sry weight 


k = 5/10000

k= 1/200