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0.

4
0.35
0.3
0.25
Displacement

0.2

Force
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Trial 4

Slope of the line: 5.34


AREA = Work = (K)(x^2) = 0.0108J
0.4
0.35
0.3
0.25
Displacement

0.2

Force
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Slope of the line: 10.53


AREA = Work = (K)(x^2) = 0.0055J

Trial 4

GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1.) What happened to the value of the force constant as you increase the
force applied to the string?

As the force applied increases every trial, the value of the constant is
actually not decreasing or increasing but rather close to each other and
should always be constant or same.

2.) Is Hookes Law applicable to bodies other than springs? Give an example.

Yes. Stretching a rubber is an example.

3.) A spring stretches 0.20m to a force of 800N. How much work must be
done when a 20KG mass hangs vertically from the spring?

W = (1/2)(K)(x^2)
*K = F/X
W = (1/2)(800N/0.20m)(0.20m)^2
W = 80J.

ANALYSIS
1.) From Table 1A, is there an evident relationship between the force applied
and the force constant? Explain your answer.

There is no relationship except the fact that as force decreases or increases,


force constant remains constant.

2.) Why is the product of F and x not equal to the area under the graph?

It is not equal because the formula for Area is the formula for Work which is
(1/2)(K)(x^2). Their difference is the coefficient factor of .

3.) What does the slope of the force vs. displacement graph represent? Does
the slope of your graph agree with your data? Defend your answer.

The slope of the force vs displacement graph represents the force constant.
Yes because the slope of the graph must be equal or almost equal to its force
constant.

CONCLUSION
1.) Why should the work done in stretching the spring is equal to the area
under the F vs. x graph?

To get the Area, we must multiply Force and Displacement and since it forms
as triangle, the working equation must be equal to (1/2) base x height. This
time, the base is the displacement, and the height is the force.

2.) State Hookes Law for rigid bodies.

Hookes Law is actually cannot be applied for rigid bodies since rigid bodies
cannot be stretched.

3.) What causes deformation of rigid bodies? What factors affect the
resulting deformation?

A rigid body is a solid material that cannot be stretched, therefore it does not
change even on any process of applying force on it, therefore no force can
make it deformed then concluding that there is no cause for deformation of
rigid bodies at the same time there are no factors that affect the resulting
deformation.

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