Check Hooke's law?

Hello, can someone explain to me how to mathematically verify whether Hooke's law applies? In other words, what formula can be used to calculate this? I'm not sure whether the force exerted by the extension of the spring needs to be taken into account… Thanks!

Spring force physics?

A spring has a spring constant of 30 N/m and a proportional limit of 5.0 N. Two such springs are suspended in series (i.e., one behind the other). a) b) c) d) Solutions: What is the spring constant of the system? What is the deflection of the system under a load of 4N? What is…

Hooke's law?

Hello there, I have to catch up on an experiment because we're writing a class test on it soon. It's on Hooke's Law. We're supposed to determine whether this law applies to a steel spring. See: Attach hook bodies of known weight to the spring and measure the respective extension. The first clamp always marks…

Hooke's Law Physics?

Suppose you have two identical springs (A and B) that are 10 cm long. You hang an 80-gram weight on A, and the spring stretches by 6 cm. If you then hang both springs together, so you have a 20-cm spring, and again hang the same 80-g weight on it, the spring should still stretch…