Two springs with spring constants k1 and k2 are connected in parallel. (a) What is the effective

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Two springs with spring constants k1 and k2 are connected in parallel.
(a) What is the effective spring constant of the combination?
(b) If a hanging object attached to the combination is displaced by 2.0 cm from the relaxed position, what is the potential energy stored in the spring for k1 = 5.0 N/cm and k2 = 3.0 N/cm?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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