Two springs of stiffness k1 and k2 are connected in parallel, the combined stiffness of the

connection is given by,

(A) k1k2/k1 + k2

(B) k1k2/k1 - k2

(C) k1 + k2

(D) k1 + k2/k1k2

1 Answer

Answer :

(C) k1 + k2

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