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A vibrating system with a mass

(orange) attached with more than one spring can be arranged either in series or in parallel. The spring constants are

, and

and the equivalent spring constant is

. Using Hooke's law, the period

of the system and the force are calculated for a displacement

For springs in parallel

; in series

. In either case,

Contributed by: Enrique Zeleny

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Springs in Parallel and in Series