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nmacholl
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Help!
I'm trying to find the spring constant (k) of a spring using simple harmonic motion. I have a graph of Period^2 vs. Mass.
Knowing that T=2*[tex]\pi[/tex]*[tex]\sqrt{m/k}[/tex]
How would one find k from the slope of this graph?
My linear fit yields: y=5.237x+0.003
5.237 being my slope
I'm trying to find the spring constant (k) of a spring using simple harmonic motion. I have a graph of Period^2 vs. Mass.
Knowing that T=2*[tex]\pi[/tex]*[tex]\sqrt{m/k}[/tex]
How would one find k from the slope of this graph?
My linear fit yields: y=5.237x+0.003
5.237 being my slope