PRACTICE 5 (SOLUTION)

1. Given that m 3, k 48 and the damping constant is 0

2 2
d x dx d x
From m kx f (t ) , we have 3 48 x 6 cos 2t
dt 2 dt dt 2

d 2x
16 x 2 cos 2t , x(0) 0, x (0) 0
dt 2

Use Laplace Transform,

d 2x
L{ 2 } 16L{x} 2 L{cos 2t}
dt
s
s 2 X ( s) sx(0) x (0) 16 X ( s) 2. 2
s 4
1 1
2s 6
s 6
s
X ( s) 2
(s 4)( s 2 16) s 2
4 s 2
16

1 1
x(t ) 6 cos 2t 6
cos 4t

2. Given that m 2, k 18 and the damping constant is 0

d 2x dx d 2x
From m kx f (t ) , we have 2 18 x 2 cos t
dt 2 dt dt 2

d 2x
9x cos t , x(0) 2, x (0) 0
dt 2

Use Laplace Transform,

d 2x
L{
} 9 L{x} L{cos t}
dt 2
s
s 2 X ( s) sx(0) x (0) 9 X ( s) 2
s 1

s
(s 2 9) X ( s) 2s 2
s 1
1 1
2s s 2s 8
s 8
s
X ( s) 2 2 2 2 2
s 9 (s 1)(s 2 9) s 9 s 1 s 9

1 1 13 1
x(t ) 2 cos 3t 8
cos t 8
cos 3t 8 cos 3t 8
cos t
3. Given that m 1, k 16 and the damping constant is 10

d 2x dx d 2x dx
From m kx f (t ) , we have 2
10 16 x 0
dt 2 dt dt dt

d 2x dx
2
10 16 x 0 , x(0) 1, x (0) 0
dt dt

Use Laplace Transform,

d 2x dx
2
L{
} 10 L{ } 16 L{x} 0
dt dt
2
s X (s) sx(0) x (0) 10[sX (s) x(0)] 16 X (s) 0

(s 2 10s 16) X (s) s 10 0

s
(s 2 9) X ( s) 2s 2
s 1
4 1
s 10 s 10 3 3
X ( s) 2
s 10s 16 ( s 2)( s 8) s 2 s 8

4 2t 1 8t
x(t ) 3
e 3
e