BRAINCAKESprings in Parallel
When two springs are placed in parallel the effective spring constant is the sum of the two spring constants.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Spring constant
- The force per unit extension needed to stretch a spring, equal to the gradient of a force-extension graph while Hooke's law is obeyed.
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