Answer :
- Mass=m=80kg
- Distance=x=0.120m
Apply Hooke's law
[tex]\\ \rm\rightarrowtail F=kx[/tex]
[tex]\\ \rm\rightarrowtail mg=kx[/tex]
[tex]\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 80(10)=0.120k[/tex]
[tex]\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 800=0.12k[/tex]
[tex]\\ \rm\rightarrowtail k=6666.67N/m[/tex]
- No spring constant remains same so spring won't be compressed.