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(Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions
Chapter 8, Problem 3CQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 3CQ
(Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions can be found in the back of the book.)
If the stretch of a spring is doubled, the force it exerts is also doubled. By what factor does the spring’s potential energy increase?
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QUESTION:
Problem 3CQ
(Answers to odd-numbered Conceptual Questions can be found in the back of the book.)
If the stretch of a spring is doubled, the force it exerts is also doubled. By what factor does the spring’s potential energy increase?
ANSWER:
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In this assumption we have to show that by what factor does the spring’s potential energy increase.