IB skill practice

Find a spring constant from a force-extension graph

Read two points off a force-extension graph (Hooke's law) and find the spring constant as the gradient.

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Find a spring constant from a graph

The force-extension graph for a spring is a straight line through the origin (Hooke's law). Read the two marked points, then find the spring constant (the gradient) in newtons per centimetre (N/cm).