What is hokes law
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Hooke's Law describes the relationship between the force applied to a spring and the resulting displacement (stretch or compression) from its equilibrium position. It states that the force (F) is directly proportional to the displacement (x).
The formula is:
F = -kx
Where:
- F is the restoring force exerted by the spring (in Newtons, N).
- k is the spring constant, a measure of the stiffness of the spring (in Newtons per meter, N/m).
- x is the displacement from the equilibrium position (in meters, m).
- The negative sign indicates that the restoring force is always in the opposite direction to the displacement.
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