Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 12.4, Problem 5CC
You have three springs, with stiffness 1,2 and 3 newtons per meter [N/m], respectively. How many unique spring stiffnesses can be formed with these springs? Consider each spring alone, pairs of springs in both parallel and series, and all springs used at once.
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