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Two vertically suspended springs
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Two vertically suspended springs
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Created
2026-09-24
Updated
2026-09-24
For two
masses
hung in
series
from
springs
of natural
length
ℓ
, the lower equilibrium
spring
tension is
m
2
g
and the upper tension is
(
m
1
+
m
2
)
g
. Hence their equilibrium
lengths
are
L
2
=
ℓ
+
k
2
m
2
g
,
L
1
=
ℓ
+
k
1
(
m
1
+
m
2
)
g
.
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