mechanical displacement

A steel ball weighing 128 pounds (mass= 4 slugs) is suspended from a spring. This stretches the spring 128/485 feet. The ball is started in motion from the equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 9 feet per second. The air resistance (in pounds) of the moving ball numerically equals 4 times its velocity (in feet per second) . Suppose that after t seconds the ball is y feet below its rest position. Find y in terms of t. (Note that this means that the postiive direction for y is down.) Take as the gravitational acceleration 32 feet per second per second. When using English units (lb, ft, etc.) you need to be a bit careful with equations involving mass. Pounds (... click for more

mechanical

A hollow steel ball weighing 4 pounds (mass = 1/8 slugs) is suspended from a spring. This stretches the spring 1/6 feet. The ball is started in motion from the equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 8 feet per second. The air resistance (in pounds) of the moving ball numerically equals 4 times its velocity (in feet per second) . Suppose that after t seconds the ball is y feet below its rest position. Find y in terms of t. (Note that the positive direction is down.) Take as the gravitational acceleration 32 feet per second per second. Saying that a mass "weighs" 1 kilogram is technically incorrect useage, but it is often used. What one really means is that it has... click for more

damped harmonic motion ODE

This problem is an example of critically damped harmonic motion. A hollow steel ball weighing 4 pounds (mass = 1/8 slugs) is suspended from a spring. This stretches the spring 1/8 feet. The ball is started in motion from the equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 8 feet per second. The air resistance (in pounds) of the moving ball numerically equals 4 times its velocity (in feet per second) . Suppose that after t seconds the ball is y feet below its rest position. Find y in terms of t. Take as the gravitational acceleration 32 feet per second per second. (Note that the positive y direction is down in this problem.) When using English units (lb, ft, etc.) you need ... click for more

Damped harmonic motion ODE

This problem is an example of critically damped harmonic motion. A hollow steel ball weighing 4 pounds (mass = 1/8 slugs) is suspended from a spring. This stretches the spring 1/8 feet. The ball is started in motion from the equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 8 feet per second. The air resistance (in pounds) of the moving ball numerically equals 4 times its velocity (in feet per second) . Suppose that after t seconds the ball is y feet below its rest position. Find y in terms of t. Take as the gravitational acceleration 32 feet per second per second. (Note that the positive y direction is down in this problem.) When using English units (lb, ft, etc.) you need to be a bit carefu... click for more

Harmonic motion

A hollow steel ball weighing 4 pounds (mass = 1/8 slugs) is suspended from a spring. This stretches the spring 1/6 feet. The ball is started in motion from the equilibrium position with a downward velocity of 8 feet per second. The air resistance (in pounds) of the moving ball numerically equals 4 times its velocity (in feet per second) . Suppose that after t seconds the ball is y feet below its rest position. Find y in terms of t. (Note that the positive direction is down.) Take as the gravitational acceleration 32 feet per second per second. Saying that a mass "weighs" 1 kilogram is technically incorrect useage, but it is often used. What one really means is that it has 1 kilogram of mass ... click for more