Therefore, it'll compress by an unknown x, which is equal to mg divided by the force constant of the spring.

因此它的压缩量为 x,也就等于 mg 除以弹簧的弹性系数

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It will typically look like this and the formula we say is F = - kx, where k is called "The force constant."

图像看上去一般就像这样,对应的式子是 F = - kx,k 叫做"弹性系数"

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