A 227 kg bear* is 15 ft up a tree when it falls onto a trampoline deforming it 3 ft (where it touches the ground). Neglecting friction and mass of the trampoline (and assuming the trampoline is a simple spring), what is the spring constant of the trampoline? 1 m = 3.3 ft * the bear was OK   a. 24,470.60 N/m   b. 2,441.93 N/m   c. 741.53 N/m   d. 7,415.33 N/m

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A 227 kg bear* is 15 ft up a tree when it falls onto a trampoline deforming it 3 ft (where it touches the ground). Neglecting friction and mass of the trampoline (and assuming the trampoline is a simple spring), what is the spring constant of the trampoline?

1 m = 3.3 ft

* the bear was OK

  a.

24,470.60 N/m

  b.

2,441.93 N/m

  c.

741.53 N/m

  d.

7,415.33 N/m

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