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When an 80.0 -kg man stands on a pogo stick, the spring is compressed 0.120 $\mathrm{m} .$
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0 kg and the spring is compressed by 0.120 m. We can use Hooke's Law to find the spring constant. Hooke's Law states that the force exerted by a spring is proportional to the displacement from its equilibrium position. Mathematically, it is represented as F = -kx, Show more…
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