Hooke's Law

Hooke's law deals with forces relating to springs and how it changes from its usual equilibrium state. It explains how springs and elasticity are used to measure the stress and strain force through the mathematical equation:


F = -kx

Looking thoroughly at the equation, the Force is equal to the spring constant (k) times the distance change from its usual equilibrium state. Since Hooke's law describes a force, this means that it has both direction and magnitude. the negative sign in the equation simply explains the direction of the force relative to the particle in the system or in this case, you bouncing on the trampoline.