There is also a focus on economic, commercial, and people-to-people ties. There are an estimated four million U.S. citizens of Philippine ancestry in the United States, and more than 220,000 U.S. citizens in the Philippines, including a large presence of United States veterans. An estimated 650,000 U.S. citizens visit the Philippines each year. Many people-to-people programs exist between the United States and the Philippines, including Fulbright, International Visitor Leadership Program, and the Kenney-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program.
The rate or spring constant of a spring is the change in the force it exerts, divided by the change in deflection of the spring. That is, it is the gradient of the force versus deflection curve.
The equation is T = 2â¢Ïâ¢(m/k).5 where T is the period, m is the mass of the object attached to the spring, and k is the spring constant of the spring. The equation can be interpreted to mean that more massive objects will vibrate with a longer period.Their greater inertia means that it takes more time to complete a cycle.he spring constant (k in the Hooke's law equation) is the ratio of the F/x. If this ratio is low, then there will be a relatively large displacement for any given F value. Being displaced furthest from the equilibrium position will set the spring into a relatively high amplitude vibrational motion.