Steady state responses clarification of problem

[soccer4life]

Homework Statement

I am trying to understand what the difference in the two questions (linked) are. I understand how to find the steady state response for x. Is the second question just asking for the first and fourth element in the Xss matrix?

Homework Equations

Xss=[q1 q2 q1dot q2dot]

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[FactChecker]

I think you will have to give more information of what these questions are talking about. I certainly have no idea. What is the context?

 

[soccer4life]

I think you will have to give more information of what these questions are talking about. I certainly have no idea. What is the context?

This is for a mass spring damper system. Here's an image of the full problem