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ok here it is..


Each spring obeys Hooke's law


So Fi = kixi.


We get two more equations from the way the springs are connected. First, the tension is the same in all the springs:


So Fi = F


Second, the individual displacements of all the springs add to give the total displacement:


xtotal = xi


To solve the problem we write the additive term xi as a function of the constant tension F.


xi = F / ki


and sum over all the springs to find the total displacement


xtotal = xi = F / ki(1/ki) . F ________(1)


And  F = keq.xtotal 


=> xtotal = (1/keq).F ________(2)


Comparing (1) and (2) ...


1/keq(1/ki).




 


 


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