Recent content by Liz Hoyt

Lets not consider the jump yet. If we are looking at determining the spring constant k, the force on the spring and the displacement are proportional. If we increase the force, we increase the displacement on the spring (x), right? In determining k, can't we use the displacement between a...

She was hoping to determine the spring constant in the leg and then use that to determine the potential energy in that leg. I think that she has her formula for k incorrect though. It should be k=F/x with x being the displacement.

Science fair help needed! Horses use the energy stored in their tendons to help propel them over a jump- much like a spring. By determining the spring constant for the leg, the student wants to then calculate the potential energy stored in that leg. Would this work? From her research...