Question: When a (5.0-mathrm{kg}) box is hung from a spring, the spring stretches to (50 mathrm{~mm}) beyond its relaxed length. In an elevator accelerating upward at

When a \(5.0-\mathrm{kg}\) box is hung from a spring, the spring stretches to \(50 \mathrm{~mm}\) beyond its relaxed length. In an elevator accelerating upward at \(2.0 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\), how far does the spring stretch with the same box attached? 

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