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1. A 4.8-m-tall, 30-cm-diameter concrete column supports a 5.0Ã?105 kg load. By how much is the column compressed?

2. One end of a spring is attached to a wall. A 30 N pull on the other end causes the spring to stretch by 3.0 cm. What is the spring constant?

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