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title: "When a \\( 4.25 \\) \\( \\text{kg} \\) object is placed on top of a vertical spring, the spring compresses a distance of \\( 2.62 \\) \\( \\text{cm} \\). What is the force constant of the spring?"
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# When a \( 4.25 \) \( \text{kg} \) object is placed on top of a vertical spring, the spring compresses a distance of \( 2.62 \) \( \text{cm} \). What is the force constant of the spring?

When a \( 4.25 \) \( \text{kg} \) object is placed on top of a vertical spring, the spring compresses a distance of \( 2.62 \) \( \text{cm} \). What is the force constant of the spring?

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