A mass weighing 5 lb stretches a spring 4 in. If the mass is pushed upward, contracting the spring a distance of 5 in and then set in motion with a downward velocity of 3 ft/s, and if there is no damping and no other external force on the system, find the position u of the mass at any time t. Determine the frequency (wo), period (T), amplitude (R), and phase (8) of the motion. NOTE: Enter exact answers. Use t as the independent variable. u(t) %3D Trad/s wo T = ||

A mass weighing 5 lb stretches a spring 4 in. If the mass is pushed upward, contracting the spring a distance of 5 in and then set in motion with a downward velocity of 3 ft/s, and if there is no damping and no other external force on the system, find the position u of the mass at any time t. Determine the frequency (wo), period (T), amplitude (R), and phase (8) of the motion. NOTE: Enter exact answers. Use t as the independent variable. u(t) %3D Trad/s wo T = ||

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Chapter15: Oscillations

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Problem 29P: A mass m0is attached to a spring and hung vertically. The mass is raised a short distance in the...

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