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namely if x is negative,
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F will be then positive,
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because it's pushing you outwards.
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Therefore, what we have done now is,
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we can take all kinds of springs
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and we can calibrate the force they will exert
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under various conditions.
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Namely, if you pull it by so much,
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that's the force it will exert.
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I want you to think for a second about two equations.
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One equation says F = ma.
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Other equation says F = -kx.