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    How Do You Solve a Spring-Damper System with a Piecewise Force Function?

    between 0<t<0.5 i plugged in 200t=kx+c(dx/dt) now---> 200/s^2=kX(s)+c[sX(s)-X(0)] I re arranged in terms of X(s)=200/s^2*(k+cs) after using partial fractions i get X(s)=-1/40s+1/50*s^2+1/40*(k/c+s) which would give X(t)=-1/40+t/50+exp^(-k/c*t)/40 doing the same for 0.5<t<1 I get...
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    How Do You Solve a Spring-Damper System with a Piecewise Force Function?

    Homework Statement Spring-Damper system has a force applied such that the formula f(t)= kx(t)+c(dx/dt) holds Determine the resulting displacement x(t) and sketch the function. What is the displacement at t=1 sec? Homework Equations k=10^4 Nm^-1 c=1.25x10^4 Nsm^-1 x(0)=0 the is also a graph...
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    How to Expand a Fraction Using Partial Fractions

    im getting a little confused now :confused: I don't understand why its as^2+bs+c=a(s-s1)(s-s2). Is this a special case or something? I have never seen it done like that before at this stage... s1,s2=-6/5+-12i/5 don't you just take the whole term on the right to the left hand side...
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    How to Expand a Fraction Using Partial Fractions

    I can't see how I've gone wrong. If you use the quadratic formula straight up with a=1.25, b=3 and c=9 then s1,s2=-3+-sqrt(9-45)/(5/2) s1,s2=-3+-sqrt(-36)/(5/2) s1,s2=-3+-6i/(5/2) s1,s2=-6/5+-12i/5 so s+6/5-12i/5 and s+6/5+12i/5 are the two roots
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    How to Expand a Fraction Using Partial Fractions

    I personally prefer to always leave terms in the most simple of ways.
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    How to Expand a Fraction Using Partial Fractions

    thanks, have I worked it out right up to the last term?
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    How to Expand a Fraction Using Partial Fractions

    Homework Statement expand by partial fractions: Homework Equations 2(s+5)/(1.25*s^2+3s+9) The Attempt at a Solution ok I initially used the quadratic formula to get the two roots for the denominator these being (s+6/5+12i/5)(s+6/5-12i/5) i.e complex numbers so now the partial fractions...
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