Now, I can plot spring force vs. stretch (oh, convert stretch to meters instead of centimeters). Here is the data table. Yes, you can make that plotly graph right in class. It's that simple.

A force-extension graph can be used to calculate the work done in joules when stretching a spring. Force should be plotted on the vertical (y) axis Extension should be plotted on the horizontal (x ...

in this category of elastic compression (or stretching). In fact, this is what Hooke's law is all about. It's a model for the force exerted by a spring, and it says the spring force is ...