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Springs: Hooke's Law & Elastic Limits "Hooke's Law" is about stretching springs and wires. When we apply a force to a spring, it stretches. If we apply double the force, it stretches twice as much, so long as we don't over-do it. So far, this is pretty obvious. Now let's look in more detail... We measure the original length of the spring when we start. When it stretches, we measure the extension - that's how much longer it is than it was when we started. Extension = present length ? original length Hooke's Law states:- the extension is proportyional to the force the spring wi
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submitted by rakesh61 (1898 m) on 27 Aug 2007 20:00:13 IST (2 comments 181 views)
