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lidiya [134]
4 years ago
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Why is the restoring force in Hooke's law a negative value?

Physics
2 answers:
Rudiy274 years ago
8 0
It's a negative value because the negative sign on the spring's force means the force exerted opposes the spring's displacement
Colt1911 [192]4 years ago
4 0

Explanation:

Hooke's law :

According to the Hooke's law, The force is the directly proportional to the displacement of the string.

On the other hand,

In a simple harmonic motion, The restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement and acts in the opposite direction to that of displacement.

The restoring force is defined as,

F\propto -x

F = -kx

Where,

F = restoring force

k = restoring constant

x = displacement

The negative sign shows the force opposes the string's displacement

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