To calculate Hooke Law:
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What you want to calculate
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Spring Force Constant(k)
N/m
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Distance from Equilibrium(x)
m
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Spring Equilibrium Position(x0)
m
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Force(Fx)
N
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Formula:
Force:
Spring Force Constant:
Distance from Equilibrium:
Spring Equilibrium Position:
where,
F
x = Force,
k = Spring Force Constant,
x =Distance from Equilibrium,
x
0 = Spring Equilibrium Position.
In short Hooke's law can be explained as " F = kx" and to explain it further Hooke’s law states that force need to compress or extend a spring is directly proportional to the distance covered and constant factor i.e. stiffness is considered during this calculation.
Know more -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooke's_law