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(Solved): A mass m=4kg is attached to both a spring with spring constant k=401N/m and a dash-pot with dam ...
A mass m=4kg is attached to both a spring with spring constant k=401N/m and a dash-pot with damping constant c=4N?s/m. The mass is started in motion with initial position x0?=3m and initial velocity v0?=7m/s. Determine the position function x(t) in meters. 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)=C1?e?ptcos(?1?t??1?). Determine C1?,?1?,?1? and p. C1?=?1?=?1?=? (assume 0??1?<2? ) (ass. ?p= Graph the function x(t) together with the "amplitude envelope" curves x=?C1?e?pt and x=C1?e?pt. 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)=C0?cos(?0?t??0?). Determine C0?,?0? and ?0?. C0?=?0?=?0?=? (assume 0??0?<2? ) Finally, graph both function x(t) and u(t) in the same window to illustrate the effect of damping.