An object of mass hangs from an ideal vertical spring and stretches it a distance to…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Force and Translational Dynamics · Force and Translational Dynamics

Problem

An object of mass

m

hangs from an ideal vertical spring and stretches it a distance

x

to reach static equilibrium. The same object is then hung from a second ideal spring whose spring constant is

2k

. After the object again comes to rest, how far does the second spring stretch in terms of

x