Which of the following relations is true when springs are connected in
parallel?
where K = spring stiffnessa. K e = K 1 + K 2
b. (1 / K e ) = (1/K 1 ) + (1/ K 2 )
c. K e = (1/K 1 ) + (1/ K 2 )
d. None of the above

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Answer :

a. K e = K 1 + K 2

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