3 - 12.

A simple pendulum consists of a mass suspended from a fixed point by a weight-less,

extension less rod of length . Obtain the equation of motion and, in the approximation
that , show that the natural frequency is is = / where is the gravitation
field strength is. Discuss the motion in the event that the motion takes place in a viscous medium
with retarding force 2 .

3 - 26. Figure 3-B illustrates a mass 1 driven by a sinusoidal force whose frequency is . The
mass 1 is attached to a rigid support by a spring of force constant and slides on a second
mass 2 . The frictional force between 1 and 2 is represented by the damping parameter 1,
and the frictional force between 2 and the support is represented by 2. Construct the
electrical analog of this system and calculate the impedance

3 - 34. Consider an undamped linear oscillator with a natural frequency = 0.5 / and a
step function is = 1 / 2 . Calculate and sketch the response function for an impulse forcing
function acting for a time is = 2/ . Give a physical interpretation of the results.

3 - 35. Obtain the response of a linear oscillator to the forcing function:

() 0, <0
= { sin , 0 < < /
0, > /

3 - 42. An undamped driven harmonic oscillator satisfies the equation of motion

( 2 / 2 + 2 ) = () . The driven force () = sin( ) is switched on at = 0.
() Find () for > 0 for the initial condition = 0 and = 0 at = 0. () Find () for
= by taking the limit in your result for part (). Sketch your result for ()

66. Considrense las oscilaciones forzadas de un Sistema bloque-resorte amortiguado. Demuestre

que en resonancia, () la amplitud de la oscilacin es = /, y () la velocidad maxima del
bloque oscilatorio es = /.

66. Un automvil de 2200 lb que trasporta a cuatro personas de 180 lb viaja por una carretera de
terracera ondulada. Las ondulaciones de la carretera tienen una separacin de 13 ft. Se observa
que el automvil rebota con amplitud mxima cuando su velocidad es de 10 mi/h. Ahora se
detiene el automvil y se bajan las cuatro personas En cunto se eleva la carrocera del automvil
sobre su suspensin debido a esta disminucin del peso?