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Question 19
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An engineer is designing a spring-loaded latch release mechanism on a deep-sea research submersible.

A diagram showing a horizontal tension spring attached to a fixed vertical anchor on the left, with an applied tension force F pulling it to the right.

The spring used in the mechanism has a spring constant of 240 N/m. During standard operation, an applied locking force of 36 N stretches the spring.

Calculate the extension of the spring.

Use an equation from the physics equation sheet.

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