Question

(Hooke's Law Lab)

Spring A, Spring B and Springs A+B were tested to find their stretch vs. force.

a) Determine the force, F, as a function of stretch, x, for all three springs. --I have graphed the three lines already and found slope & y-intercept.

b) What is the mathematical relationship between the 3 spring constants?

c) Determine a general equation to calculate the resultant spring constant for springs that are connected in series, knowing the individual spring constants