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Old 04-20-2004, 08:13 PM   #17 (permalink)
shred_head
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Quote:
Originally posted by Artsemis
New answer for #1, using integrals starting at zero: 108
Nope, that is still incorrect. If the force for a spring is of the form F = - k * x, and work is the integral of force, so then use that to find the form for work on a spring. And then you can just use that and plug and chug and find the correct answer.
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