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miann
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Homework Statement
A egg with a mass 0.0500kg is suspended from a spring with a k = 25.0N/m... initially it starts off with a displacement of x = 0.300m but a force F = -bv acts against the egg and after t= 5.00s the displacement is x = 0.100m
Homework Equations
F = -bv
F = -kx
-kx = ma
w = [tex]\sqrt{}K/m[/tex]
ma = -kx - bv
The Attempt at a Solution
Well our prof didnt show up for class... but the homework is still due and i really have no idea were to start... i have never worked with damping... but i found out that
b = kg/s
Because F/v = kg/s
So if u calculate F at x = 0.300m you get 7.5N and then 2.5N for 0.1m...
thats a difference of 5... and that would be 1N/s loss when divided by time... which would make sense for the overall damping effect... (well I'm guessing... again never learned anything about damping) but if that is right... what 'v' would i use... because it is always changing as the spring looses energy...
So ya, I don't knoe if I'm even going in the right direction... but i am completely stumped on this one.