The force required to stretch a Hooke's-law spring varies from 0 N to 73.8 N as we stretch the spring by moving one end 5.59 cm from its unstressed position. Find the force constant of the spring.
a. Use the formula F = kx and solve for the force constant k using the given force and displacement.
b. Plot the given force and displacement values on a graph and find the slope, which represents the force constant k.
c. Divide the force by the displacement to find the force constant k.
d. Use the formula k = F/x to directly calculate the force constant using the given force and displacement values.