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Spring of length L cut into two parts with L1 = n L2: force constant of one part

The same question, asked 3 times: 15 May 2023 S2*, 13 May 2024 S2*, 13 May 2026 S2. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    15 May 2023 S2

    50
    A spring has length LL and force constant KK. It is cut into two springs of length L1L_1 and L2L_2 such that L1=NL2L_1 = NL_2 (N is an integer). The force constant of spring of length L1L_1 is

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  2. Question 2

    13 May 2024 S2

    48
    A simple spring has length 'll' and force constant 'KK'. It is cut into two springs of length l1l_1 and 'l2l_2' such that l1=nl2l_1=nl_2 (nn is an integer). The force constant of spring of length 'l1l_1' is

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  3. Question 3

    13 May 2026 S2

    104
    A spring has length ll and force constant kk. It is cut into 2 springs of length l1l_1 and l2l_2 such that l1=nl2l_1 = nl_2 (nn=an integer). The force constant of the spring of length l2l_2 is (k∝1l)\left(k \propto \dfrac{1}{l}\right)

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