Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 12.2, Problem 5CC
You have three springs, with stiffness 1,2 and 3 newtons per meter [N/m], respectively. How many unique spring stiffnesses can be formed with these springs? Consider each spring alone, pairs of springs in both parallel and series, and all springs used at once.
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