Question: When an unknown weight W was suspended from a spring with an unknown force constant k it reached its equilibrium position and the spring

When an unknown weight W was suspended from a spring with an

When an unknown weight W was suspended from a spring with an unknown force constant k it reached its equilibrium position and the spring was stretched by 68.9 cm because of the weight W. Then the weight W was pulled further down to a position 97 cm (28.1 cm below its equi- librium position) and released, which caused an oscillation in the spring.

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