Daily Math Challenge

📚 Science ⭐ Hard 🎓 Grade 6-8

A spring stretches 8 cm when a 4 N force is applied. How far will it stretch with a 6 N force? (Hooke's Law: F = kx)

Answer

12 cm

Find k: 4 = k × 8, k = 0.5 N/cm

New stretch: 6 = 0.5 × x, x = 12 cm

💡 Helpful Hints

• First find the spring constant k

• Then use it to find the new stretch

New Games