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Hooke's Law Calculator

Find the force needed to stretch or compress a spring, or its extension or spring constant from a known applied force within its elastic limit.

F = k × x

Within its elastic limit a spring's restoring force is directly proportional to how far it is stretched from rest.

Spring constant (N/m)

Extension (m)

Force (N)

Force

— N

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