A car with bad shocks bounces up and down with a period of 1.51 s after hitting a bump. The car has a mass of 1 600 kg and is supported by four springs of force constant k. What is k for each spring?

a. 6.9E+3 N/m
b. 1.7E+3 N/m
c. 1.7E+3 N/m
d. 3.5E+3 N/m
e. 8.2E+2 N/m


a

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