Question: Two springs with spring constants k1 and k2 are connected in series. (a) What is the effective spring constant of the combination? (b) If a

Two springs with spring constants k1 and k2 are connected in series.
(a) What is the effective spring constant of the combination?
(b) If a hanging object attached to the combination is displaced by 4.0 cm from the relaxed position, what is the potential energy stored in the spring for k1 = 5.0 N/cm and k 2 = 3.0 N/cm?

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