A laboratory spring exerts a force of on a hanging mass when the mass is below the…

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Problem

A laboratory spring exerts a force of

-6.0\,\text{N}

on a hanging mass when the mass is below the spring’s unstretched position. The spring constant is

200\,\text{N}\!/\!\text{m}

. What is the displacement of the mass from equilibrium? (a)

6.0\,\text{cm}

downward (b)

3.0\,\text{cm}

downward (c)

0.30\,\text{cm}

downward (d)

3.0\,\text{cm}

upward