Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Modeling Harmonic Motion - 5.6 Exercises - Page 456: 2

Answer

(a) $y(t)=ae^{-ct}sin(\omega t)$ (b) $y(t)=ae^{-ct}cos(\omega t)$

Work Step by Step

General forms for damped harmonic motion $y(t)=ke^{-ct}sin(\omega t)$ and $y(t)=ke^{-ct}cos(\omega t)$ (a) $y(0)=0$ choose sine, we have $y(t)=ae^{-ct}sin(\omega t)$ (b) $y(0)=a$ choose cosine, we have $y(t)=ae^{-ct}cos(\omega t)$
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