A student plots the magnitude of the restoring force that an ideal spring exerts on…
PHYSICS · Single correct · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Force and Translational Dynamics · Force and Translational Dynamics
Problem
A student plots the magnitude of the restoring force that an ideal spring exerts on the vertical axis and the corresponding displacement of the spring from equilibrium on the horizontal axis. Which quantity is equal to the slope of the resulting straight-line graph?
(a) half the spring constant of the spring
(b) twice the spring constant of the spring
(c) the spring constant of the spring
(d) the negative of the spring constant of the spring