An automoblie has a suspension that can be thought of as asingle spring with a spring constant, k = 185 N/cm. Ralph's mass is177 kg. How far down does the car sag on it's suspension when hegets into it? I got this question wrong on my homework. My teacher did notshow us how to do it nor give us the answer to it. Pleasehelp. An automoblie has a suspension that can be thought of as asingle spring with a spring constant, k = 185 N/cm. Ralph's mass is177 kg. How far down does the car sag on it's suspension when hegets into it? I got this question wrong on my homework. My teacher did notshow us how to do it nor give us the answer to it. Pleasehelp.
Explanation / Answer
The suspension in the length is calculated by theformula kx = mg x = mg / k Here m = 177 kg g =9.8m/s2 k = 185 N/cm= 18500 N/m Do the calculaion work.