Question

In Hooke’s law F spring equals K triangle X what does the triangle X stand for

Answer 1

The triangle stands for change. X means the distance spring stretched or compressed. so together, it's the change in the distance of the spring stretched or compressed.

Answer 2

Compression/stretching of the spring

Step-by-step explanation:

Hook's law gives the relationship between the restoring force on a spring and its compression/stretching:

`F=-k\Delta x`

where

F is the restoring force on the spring

k is the spring constant, which gives a measure of the stiffness of the spring

`\Delta x` is the difference between the spring's position and the spring's equlibrium position, so it gives a measure of the compression or the stretching of the spring, measured relative to its equilibrium position

The negative sign in the formula simply means that is a restoring force, so if
`\Delta x` is positive (stretching) the force goes in the negative direction (towards the equilibrium position), while if
`\Delta x` is negative (compression), the force goes towards positive direction (towards the equilibrium position).