Hooke's Law: Consider a Plot of the Displacement (X) as a Function

question 44

Multiple Choice

Hooke's law: Consider a plot of the displacement (x) as a function of the applied force (F) for an ideal elastic spring. The slope of the curve would be

• A) the spring constant.
• B) the reciprocal of the spring constant.
• C) the acceleration due to gravity.
• D) the reciprocal of the acceleration of gravity.
• E) the mass of the object attached to the spring.

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