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A mass m=4 is attached to both a spring with spring constant
k=145 and a dash-pot with damping constant c=4.
The ball is started in motion with initial position x0=1
and initial velocity v0=6 .
Determine the position function x(t) .
x(t)=?
Note that, in this problem, the motion of the spring is
underdamped, therefore the solution can be written in the form
x(t)=c1e^(-ρt)cos(ω1t-α1) .
Determine c1, ω1, ρ and α1.
c1=?
ω1=?
ρ=?
α1=?
Graph the function x(t) together with the "amplitude envelope"
curves x=-c1e^(-ρt) and x=c1e^(-ρt).
Now assume the mass is set in motion with the same initial position
and velocity, but with the dashpot disconnected ( so c=0). Solve
the resulting differential equation to find the position function
u(t).
In this case the position function u(t) can be written as
u(t)=c0cos(ω0t-α0). Determine
c0, ω0,and α0.
c0=?
ω0=?
α0=?