For two springs in series, effective stiffness (k) is Where k 1 & k 2 are stiffness of springs 1 & 2 respectively (A) k 1 k 2 / (k 1 + k 2 ) (B) k 1 + k 2 (C) k 1 k 2 (D) (k 1 + k 2 ) / k 1 k 2

For two springs in series, effective stiffness (k) is

Where k 1 & k 2 are stiffness of springs 1 & 2 respectively

(A) k 1 k 2 / (k 1 + k 2 )

(B) k 1 + k 2

(C) k 1 k 2

(D) (k 1 + k 2 ) / k 1 k 2
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(A) k 1 k 2 / (k 1 + k 2 )
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