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A mass of 35 pounds of weight causes a spring to stretch 10 feet, if the medium surrounding the system has a damping coefficient, that is, it is equivalent to 5 times the instantaneous speed and the weight is released from a point located at 15 inches below the equilibrium position with an initial velocity of 1 foot per second downwards. A) Derive the differential equation that models the mass-spring system. b) Calculate the displacements (t) at all times âtâ c) Write the mass-spring displacements alternatively.