Spiderman uses his spider webs to save a runaway train moving about 60 km/h. His web streches a few city blocks (500 m) before the 10^4 kg train comes to a stop. Assuming the web acts like a spring, estimate the effective spring constant in N/m. Answer in 1 decimal point.

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2. Spiderman uses his spider webs to save a runaway train moving about 60 km/h. His web streches a few city blocks (500 m) before the 10^4 kg train comes to a stop. Assuming the web acts like a spring, estimate the effective spring constant in N/m. Answer in 1 decimal point.
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