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Homework Statement I want to find the damping coefficient of a spring of free length 36.3mm, with load mass of 0.036kg. Homework Equations i need the amplitude of this system, i have the angular frequency, but not the damping ratio. So i was trying to use the formula: damping...

forget it! I've figured it out! temporary blank. thanks very much for your help.

sorry, i don't understand why you need to fit the parabola at that point, and i don't really get how you do it, do you equate the V's and y's to find the values of a, b and c? and how does this help? and i don't see how to use the info to find the oscillations :(

ive managed to work out what you've said but i don't understand why?

A particle of mass m moves in one dimension subject to the potential: V(x)=(-12/x)+(x^-12) Find the equilibrium point and the frequency of small oscillations about that point. I think I've found the equilibrium point 'a', but using the formula V'(a)=0, and i got the answer a=1...