Hooke's Law
 

Hooke's Law problem 17


A long, thin metal wire is suspended from a fixed support and hangs vertically. Masses are suspended from its lower end. The load on the lower end is increased from zero and then decreased again back to zero. The diagram shows the force-extension graph produced.




Where on the graph would the elastic limit be found?


  • anywhere between point R and point S


  • just beyond point S


  • exactly at point S


  • exactly at point T


 

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