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The scale of a spring balance reading from 0 to 210 has a length of 12.5 . A fish hanging from the bottom of the spring oscillates vertically at a frequency of 2.30 .

Ignoring the mass of the spring, what is the mass of the fish?

Express your answer in kilograms.

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The reading of the spring scale is given and the force constant of the spring and the frequency of oscillations is calculated.

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The scale of a spring balance reading from 0 to 210 has a length of 12.5 . A fish hanging from the bottom of the spring oscillates vertically at a frequency of 2.30 .

Ignoring the ...

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