Physics

Hooke's Law

Restoring force of a spring.

Formula

Formula
F = k · x

Variables

SymbolDefinitionType & rangeUnitsRole
k spring constant (N/m) real number (ℝ) N/m input
x displacement (m) real number (ℝ) m input

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Worked examples

Example 1
Givenk (N/m) = 200, x (m) = 0.1
Result20
Example 2
Givenk (N/m) = 50, x (m) = 0.3
Result15