Consider a plot of the displacement (x)as a function of the applied force (F)for an ideal elastic spring.The slope of the curve would be
A) the spring constant.
B) the reciprocal of the spring constant.
C) the acceleration due to gravity.
D) the reciprocal of the acceleration of gravity.
E) the mass of the object attached to the spring.

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The slope of the displacement vs. applied force plot for an ideal elastic spring is the reciprocal of the spring constant, according to Hooke's Law (F = kx), where k is the spring constant.

Consider a Plot of the Displacement (X)as a Function of the Applied