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not sure if it helps but here is a previous question I asked about same lab. https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=3562578

Homework Statement Been trying the last few hours to figure out what the slope of a kinetic vs potential graph means. I did a lab this past week dealing with springs and a glider. Was asked to graph a X^2max-x^2 vs v^2 graph. Made the graph but have no idea what the slope means...

That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification

Makes sense the K are added. Think I over thought it . I can imagine the two springs as one spring once they are connected to the glider. The x wouldn't be negative for K2 since it one spring. X would just be the distance the glider moves from equilibrium. force=(k1+k2)*x for two springs...

To be more clear. I have the value for k for each spring and both springs working together. I curious in finding how the two individual spring constants relate to the spring constant of the two spring system.

Homework Statement I did a lab experiment this past week and not sure how to determine k for a two spring system. We had an object on a frictionless surface and attached one spring on each side. I was able able to determine the spring constant for both springs individually but not sure how to...