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Say that a spring can move in x, y, and z. How should I find the...

Say that a spring can move in x, y, and z. How should I find the spring constant k if the displacements of x, y, and z are known (through a graph that features position vs time)? Does k present itself as k_x, k_y, and k_z? Then does that mean |k|=sqrt{k_x^2+k_y^2+k_z^2}?

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Spring constant is not a vector quantity it is a scalar quantity. So k does not have any effect of direction it will be same in all direction. You can see it by this formula

  

here k is constant but it is multiplied in all direction.

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