1. A 100-pound weight is suspended from a vertical spring whose module is 100 pounds per foot. The weight is pulled downward 9 inches from its equilibrium position and released. Neglecting the effect of air resistance and assuming it is critically damped; 1.a What is the viscous damping coefficient? Write the equation which describes the motion of the weights. Show graph. 1.b displacement

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1. A 100-pound weight is suspended from a vertical
spring whose module is 100 pounds per foot. The
weight is pulled downward 9 inches from its
equilibrium position and released. Neglecting the
effect of air resistance and assuming it is critically
damped;
1.a What is the viscous damping coefficient?
Write the equation which describes the motion of the
weights. Show graph.
1.b displacement
1.c velocity
1.d acceleration
Transcribed Image Text:1. A 100-pound weight is suspended from a vertical spring whose module is 100 pounds per foot. The weight is pulled downward 9 inches from its equilibrium position and released. Neglecting the effect of air resistance and assuming it is critically damped; 1.a What is the viscous damping coefficient? Write the equation which describes the motion of the weights. Show graph. 1.b displacement 1.c velocity 1.d acceleration
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