Hooke's law: The force exerted by a spring is proportional to its displacement from equilibrium: F = -kx.
How to apply it: Apply Hooke's law to calculate the force needed to stretch or compress a spring by a given amount.
Course: AP Physics 1 · Unit: Energy
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