DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (2ND ORDER) WORKSHEET

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a) Find the general solution of the differential equation y 9 y 18 b) Find the general solution of the differential equation y 8 y 16 y 32 x 2 5 c) Solve the differential equation y 4 y 3 y 0 , given that when x 0 , y 0 and y 2 d) Solve the differential equation y 4 y 2 x 2 3 , given that when x 0 , y 0 and y 4

d 2x 100 x 0 , where dt 2 x is the displacement in metres for the body from its equilibrium position after time t seconds. dx Determine x in terms of t , given that at time t 0 , x 2 m and 0. dt

2) The equation of motion of a body oscillating on the end of a spring is

3) In a galvanometer the deflection satisfies the differential equation Solve the equation for given that when t 0 ,
d 2. dt

d 2 d 4 4 8 . 2 dt dt

4) It is known that a damped vibrating spring system can be modelled by the following differential equation:
m d 2x dx c kx 0 2 dt dt

where m - mass on spring in kg c - damping constant k - spring constant x - position (displacement) at any time in m t - time in seconds Suppose a mass of 2 kg is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 128. This system is then immersed in a fluid with a damping constant of 40. a) Write a differential equation that corresponds to this damped spring system. b) Given that, initially the mass is at equilibrium position (i.e. displacement = 0) and that it is given a push to start with initial velocity of 0.6 ms-1, find the position of the mass at any time, t.