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I think I found out the answer to my question. I think that k would be doubled, because the force of the spring is the same, and the length of compression is reduced. Can anybody tell me if that's right?

Hey, Fred Garvin, thanks for replying, but there's nothing about the actual length of the spring. I don't need an exact numerical value, I just need to know if the spring constant changes, and if so, how does it change.

okay, so now I'm really confused. My other idea about the question was that maybe the "k" doesn't change at all, because it is a constant, so it is not effected by the change in the size of the spring.

I'm not sure, I was thinking that the "k" would double, because by cutting the spring in half you are reducing the spring's displacement.

1. How is it that when high jumpers go over bars, their centers of mass pass underneath? 2. why must a hockey stick that is thrown rotating on ice stop rotating at exactly the same time as when the center of mass comes to rest?

if you cut a spring with a constant "k" in half, does the new spring's "k" change?