Problem 2: 0 The mass is at rest so focus of gravity (mg) equals the force of the spring, 4 1 4 1 4 24 = 𝑘 ( ) 12 𝑘 = 72 400 = 𝑘 (2) 𝑘 = 200 4 1 16 2 3 𝑘 𝑥=0 𝑚 𝑥 ′′ + 64 𝑥 = 0 𝑚 2 + 64 = 0 𝑚= ±8i 𝑥 ′′ + 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑐1 cos 8𝑡 + 𝑐2 sin 8𝑡 𝑥 ′ (𝑡) = −8 𝑐1 sin 8𝑡 + 8𝑐2 cos 8𝑡 𝑥(0) = 2 3 2 = 𝑐1 cos 8(0) + 𝑐2 sin 8(0) 3 2 𝑐1 = 3 𝑥′(0) = − 4 3 4 = −8 𝑐1 sin 8(0) + 8𝑐2 cos 8(0) 3 1 𝑐2 = − 6 − 2 1 3 6 𝑥(𝑡) = cos 8𝑡 − sin 8𝑡 √17 6 (-1.326) 4 π 8 2λ ω2 4 𝑚= 𝐹 𝑔 𝑚= 8 32 (8) = 𝑘(2) 𝑚= 1 4 𝑘=4 𝐹 = 𝑘𝑠 𝛽 ′ 𝑘 𝑥 + 𝑥=0 𝑚 𝑚 2 4 𝑥 ′′ + 𝑥 ′ + 𝑥 = 0 1 1 4 4 𝑥 ′′ + 8𝑥 ′ + 16𝑥 = 0 𝑥 ′′ + AE: 𝑚2 + 8𝑚 + 16 = 0 (𝑚 + 4)2 = 0 𝑚 = −4, −4 -3 0 16 4 General solution: 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝐶1 𝑒 −4𝑡 + 𝐶2 𝑡𝑒 −4𝑡 𝑥 ′ (𝑡 ) = −4𝐶1 𝑒 −4𝑡 + (𝐶2 𝑒 −4𝑡 − 4𝐶2 𝑡𝑒 −4𝑡 ) 𝑥 (0) = 0 , 0 = 𝐶1 𝑒 −4(0) + 𝐶2 (0)𝑒 −4(0) 𝑐1 = 0 𝑥 ′ (0) = −3 −3 = −4(0)𝑒 −4(0) + (𝐶2 𝑒 −4(0) − 4𝐶2 (0)𝑒 −4(0) ) 𝑐2 = −3 General solution: 𝑥(𝑡) = −3 𝑡𝑒 −4𝑡 0