Answer
0.2067m or 0.2067m
Explanation;
Let lenght of spring= Lo= 11cm=0.110m
It is hang from a mass of
3.05-kg having a length of L1= 12.40cm= 0.124m
Force required to stretch the spring= Fkx
But weight of mass mg= kx then K= Mg/x
K= 3.05-kg× 9.8)/(0.124m-.110m)
K=2135N
But potential Energy U= 0.5Kx
X=√ 2U/k
√(2*10)/2135
X=0.0967m
The required new length= L2= L0 ±x
=
.110m ± 0.0967m
X= 0.2067m or 0.2067m hence the total lenghth