Question

the bucket of oil is hung from a spring of unstretched length 20cm. The limit of proportionality of the spring is not exceeded and its length increases to 35cm. state what is meant by the limit of proportionality

Answer 1

Answer:

Hooke's law (the limit of proportionality), law of elasticity discovered by the English scientist Robert Hooke in 1660, which states that, for relatively small deformations of an object, the displacement or size of the deformation is directly proportional to the deforming force or load.

Explanation:

F_s = -kx