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Spring-Mass Systems and Oscillations
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A spring of spring constant $k$ is cut into $3$ equal part find $k$ of each
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$3k$
💡 Explanation:
The spring constant k is inversely proportional to the length of the spring (k * L = constant). If a spring is cut into 3 equal parts, each part has a length of L/3, so its spring constant becomes 3k.