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7TH GRADE · POWERS

Elasticity and resultant

Deformation, Hooke's law, dynamometer and addition of forces on one straight line.

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Basic Concepts

3 concepts

deformation

A change in the shape or size of a body under the influence of external forces is called deformation.

Elastic deformation disappears after the load is removed, while plastic deformation retains a noticeable residual trace.

Hooke's law

At low elastic deformation, the elastic force is proportional to the elongation of the body.

Stiffness shows how much force is needed for a unit elongation; beyond the elastic limit, the simple relationship breaks down.

Resultant force

One force that replaces the combined action of several forces and causes the same change in motion.

Co-directed forces add, and opposite forces subtract; the direction of the result coincides with the greater force.

Physical quantities

4 quantities

Elastic force

The force generated during deformation and directed toward restoring the shape.

Unit: newton ·

Elongation

Change in the length of an elastically deformed body.

Unit: meter ·

Hardness

The proportionality coefficient between elastic force and elongation.

Unit: newton per meter ·

Resultant

A force equivalent to the combined action of several forces.

Unit: newton ·

Lesson formulas

2 formulas

Hooke's law modulo

The modulus of the elastic force is equal to the stiffness multiplied by the elongation.

Condition: Only for small elastic deformation.

Co-directed forces

The resultant of codirectional forces is equal to the sum of their modules.

Related formulas

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