Question

A spring with a 10-kg mass and a damping constant 15 can be held stretched 2 meters beyond its natural length by a force of 6 newtons. Suppose the spring is stretched 4 meters beyond its natural length and then released with zero velocity. Suppose the spring is stretched 4 meters beyond its natural length and then released with zero velocity.​

Answer 1

Given that:

mass = 10kg

damping constant C = 15 kg/s

length = 2 m

Force F = 6N

Using the Hooke's law:

F = kx

6 = 15x

k = 6 N /2 m

spring constant k = 3 N/m

For the critical damping

C² - 4k*m= 0

m = C²/4k

m = (15)²/4(3) kg

m = 225/12 kg

m = 18.75 kg