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the amount of distortion is proportional to the distorting force

Hooke"s Law
equal to the ratio of the distorting force on a spring to its elongation
spring constant
Energy possessed by a stretched or compressed elastic material
Elastic Potential Energy
Elastic Potential energy
equal to the area under the force versus elongation graph
The time for one complete oscillation
period (T)
Maximum displacement from the equilibrium point
amplitude (A)
The number of oscillations per unit time
frequency
A point on the path of the object where the acceleration of the object
is zero
equilibrium point

the unit of angular frequency


radian/second
SI unit of angular displacement
radian
the SI unit of spring constant
N/m
the unit of frequency equal to 1 oscillation per second
Hertz
motion described by the equation a = -cx
simple harmonic motion

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