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A 0.583 kg mass hung from a spring stretches the spring by an amount 0.310 m....

A 0.583 kg mass hung from a spring stretches the spring by an amount 0.310 m.

(a) How much does it stretch each of two such identical springs if they are hung in parallel as shown in Figure (a)?

(b) How much does it stretch the combination of two such springs if they are hung in series as shown in Figure (b)?

(c) Calculate the effective force constant of a single replacement spring in each case.

Figure (a)    
Figure (b)    

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