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A force of 650 pounds compresses a spring 5 inches from its natural length. Find the work done in compressing the spring 2 additional inches. Answer in inch-pounds.

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This provides an example of finding the work done in compressing a given spring.

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For a spring, force = k * x
where k is the spring constant and ...

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