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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why is kx=25N instead of -kx=25N?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Outkast3r09

OpenStudy (anonymous):

shouldn't F=-kx?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@CliffSedge ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ahh this my physics teacher went over

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cool! Now you can explain it to me :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the negative explains how that force is acting upon the spring

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it depends on the what you're trying to find

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you're trying to find the force the spring is exerting on the mass or the mass exerting on the spring

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hmmm let's see|dw:1353379482698:dw|

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