A Spring with a Mass of 2 Kg Has Damping $3.6$

question 7

Short Answer

A spring with a mass of 2 kg has damping constant 14, and a force of $3.6$ N is required to keep the spring stretched $0.3$ m beyond its natural length. The spring is stretched 1m beyond its natural length and then released with zero velocity. Find the position x(t) of the mass at any time t.

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