21Elasticity Hookes Law Young ModulusHard1 mark
Two springs X and Y are attached to a fixed surface. Blocks are attached to their free ends. The blocks hang vertically in equilibrium from the springs as shown.
The stretched lengths of X and Y are equal.
Spring X has spring constant k, unstretched length l and extension 0.20l.
Spring Y has spring constant 3.0k and extension 0.10l.
The mass of the block attached to spring X is m.
What is the mass of the block attached to spring Y?