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-Hooke's Law for an elastic spring states that the distance a spring stretches varies directly as the force applied. If a force of 15 pounds stretches a certain spring 9 inches, then how much will a force
Of 30 pounds stretch the spring?
A) 3 in.
B) 18 in.
C) 135 in.
D) 5 in.

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Hooke's Law states that the stretch (distance) is directly proportional to the force applied. If 15 pounds cause a 9-inch stretch, doubling the force to 30 pounds will double the stretch to 18 inches.

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