NEWTON'S LAW FORCE & FRICTION or Important points about Spring to remember : Here we are talking about ideal spring; ie. Thus the force acting on both the sides of springs qual ‘The straight line distance between the ends is called length ofthe spring. When itis placed on a horizontal table, the length of the spring is its natural length (|). ‘The spring can be stretched to increase its length or compressed to decrease its length. When a spring is stretched, it tries to compress back, and when compressed it tries to expand back. Ifthe extension and compression is not too large, (itis called being in elastic limit), then the foree exerted by the spring is proportional to its elongation or compression. F=kx.-—- Hooke's law. [This forces also referred toas tension inthe spring]. <_ywwww—> F ite 1 Here, k x Z 0 ‘Suppose, two people are pulling the springs, such that the spring is stretched by an amount x, on one side and x, on the other side. ‘Then, x, +x,=X, * Connected in parallel: Equivalentis k =k, +, +... as MED Ree * — Arubbercord (extensible) also acts as a spring 7 Connected in seri Cutting of spring and string: Spring force doesn't change instantaneously, whereas, the tension in the string changes instantaneously. Ifaspring seu, the tension nthat springbecomes eo instantaneotsy Illustration : The system shown in the figure is in equilibrium, Find the initial acceleration of A, B and C just after the spring-2 is cut. Spring Sol. FBD of blocks before cutting the spring A a le fm KX. KX, + pad 7 Spring 33K 3K Bm Bal ™ ch Ba Sing KX;Hmg — 'KXstmg %33K Bal