Tom has built a large slingshot, but it is not working quite right. He thinks he

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Tom has built a large slingshot, but it is not working quite right. He thinks he can model the slingshot like an ideal spring, with a spring constant of 75.0 N/m. When he pulls the slingshot back 0.445 m from a non-stretched position, it just doesn't launch its payload as far as he wants. His physics professor "helps" by telling him to aim for an elastic potential energy of 12.0 Joules. Tom decides he just needs elastic bands with a higher spring constant. By what factor does Tom need to increase the spring constant to hit his potential energy goal?

Explanation / Answer

k will increase by a factor of 7.27 Tom must pull further 0.518m than original dist. of 0.305m Tom has to pull harder if he has to increase back pull distance.

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