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A(y(1)1,y(1)2)+B(y(2)1,y(2)2) is what we have...so a and b must equal 0? I should be able to plug ANY numbers into each a and b and be able to have them equal correct? Or is there a correct way to do this...?

The only question remaining is how the heck do I solve for a, b, w1 and w2?

That's the problem of where I'm stuck. Help a brother out?

Thats where I need the help :)

ideal springs, point masses cannot collide, y1 and y2 are the distances of the bottom end of the springs from the top, so that the length of the second spring is y2-y1. As for gravitational effects, gravity pulls on the weights to start the springs moving, but you don't need to deal with gravity...

I am told gravity pulls on the weights to start the springs moving, but you don't need to deal with gravity in the calculations.

Any ideas?

I got another help from a friend, here is what he told me... The calculations in your way will be rather long so I use the Laplace transformations. Are you familiar with that? The first and best is Laplace. The second, long one, is to add different sin AND cos curves. The first approach is to...

Any ideas?

Hmm do I need a diagram to solve?

Homework Statement Determine the motion of this mechanical system satisfying the initial conditions :- y1(0) = 1 y2(0) = 2 y1'(0) = -2*sqrt(6) y2'(0) = sqrt(6) Hint : there are 4 different methods you can use to solve this problem. They all give the same exact result. I need to...