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thanks i appreciate it. I just started a vibrations course and this problem is similar to what i have in homework. i tried looking tah the lagrange equations to get an idea on an answer so i can go back and do the system again using Newtonian equations, though as of last night it has started...

um, could you clarify a little bit more? my main problem is understanding the relationship between the pendulum and the first mass, M

Can someone kind of give me a step by step as to how you get the equations of motion for this problem? http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/teaching/projects/2002_03/ca9213/images/msp.jpg the answer is this: http://www.enm.bris.ac.uk/teaching/projects/2002_03/ca9213/msp.html Though I am not quite...