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    Find the energy stored in a spring at .05m and .10m

    Homework Statement Find the energy stored in a spring when stretched .05m, and .10m. Spring Constant of 67.21 N/m. (I am given a graph) Homework Equations F=1/2kx^2 The Attempt at a Solution Ok, to find the energy stored I believe I am going to need the distance (.05m, and...
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    Deriving the Elastic Energy Equation: How Do I Go from F=kx to F=1/2kx^2?

    Homework Statement Derive an equation for elastic energy, in terms of k and x. Show all steps. Homework Equations F=1/2kx^2The Attempt at a Solution I believe Force=1/2kx^2 is the answer but how would I show steps to get an elastic energy equation? Basically, going from F=kx, what steps do I...
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    Constant Velocity (Finding when 2 objects will intersect)

    Hmm. Ok, so would it be something like this? y=70x+1:30 y=60x+12:00
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    Constant Velocity (Finding when 2 objects will intersect)

    Homework Statement "Jim leaves at noon and drives east on I-10 at 60mph, Jenny leaves from the same location at 1:30PM, but travels at 70mph. When and where will Jenny catch up to Jim?" Homework Equations None. The Attempt at a Solution When doing a similar problem in class, we...
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    Scientific Thinking Graphing -Determining the Mathematical Expression

    "Scientific Thinking Graphing" -Determining the Mathematical Expression Homework Statement Ok, so I recently got an assignment for "Scientific Thinking Graphing Practice". Basically, I need to take a data table that will produce a curve shaped graph and turn it into a straight lined graph...
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