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Q11 Modeling With 2 ND Order

1. The document describes four physics problems involving oscillating balls suspended from springs in columns of air flow. 2. The problems involve finding the displacement of the balls over time based on given parameters like mass, spring constants, initial velocities and air resistance. 3. Differential equations are used to model the motion, and students are asked to solve for displacement (y) in terms of time (t) for each problem.

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Q11 Modeling With 2 ND Order

1. The document describes four physics problems involving oscillating balls suspended from springs in columns of air flow. 2. The problems involve finding the displacement of the balls over time based on given parameters like mass, spring constants, initial velocities and air resistance. 3. Differential equations are used to model the motion, and students are asked to solve for displacement (y) in terms of time (t) for each problem.

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JANE PROFESSOR WW Prob Lib1 Summer 2000

Sample WeBWorK problems. WeBWorK assignment DiffEQ11ModelingWith2ndOrder due 1/11/07 at 2:00 AM.

w  t 

1.(1 pt) Another ”realistic” problem:
The following problem is similar to the problem in an earlier
assignment about the bank account growing with periodic de-
posits. The basic procedure for this problem is not too hard, but Think about what effect increasing the mass has on the am-
getting details of the calculation correct is NOT easy, and may plitude, on the phase shift? Does this correspond with your ex-
take some time. pectations?
A ping-pong ball is caught in a vertical plexiglass column in
which the air flow alternates sinusoidally with a period of 60 2.(1 pt) A steel ball weighing 128 pounds is suspended from
128
seconds. The air flow starts with a maximum upward flow at the a spring. This stretches the spring 401 feet.
rate of 3 1m s and at t  30 seconds  the flow has a minimum The ball is started in motion from the equilibrium position
(upward)  flow of rate of  1 5m s. (To make this clear:  a flow with a downward velocity of 8 feet per second.
of  5m s upward is the same as a flow downward of 5m s. The air resistance (in pounds) of the moving ball numerically
The ping-pong ball is subjected to the forces of gravity equals 4 times its velocity (in feet per second) .
(  mg) where g  9 8m s2 and forces due to air resistance which Suppose that after t seconds the ball is y feet below its rest
are equal to k times the apparent velocity of the ball through the position. Find y in terms of t. (Note that this means that the
air. postiive direction for y is down.)
What is the average velocity of the air flow? You can aver- y
age the velocity over one period or over a very long time – the
answer should come out about the same – right?
. (Include units). Take as the gravitational acceleration 32 feet per second per
Write a formula for the velocity of the air flow as a function second.
of time. 3.(1 pt) A hollow steel ball weighing 4 pounds is suspended
A  t  from a spring. This stretches the spring 51 feet.
Write the differential equation satisfied by the velocity of The ball is started in motion from the equilibrium position
the ping-pong ball (relative to the fixed frame of the plexiglass with a downward velocity of 2 feet per second. The air resis-
tube.) The formulas should not have units entered, but use units tance (in pounds) of the moving ball numerically equals 4 times
to trouble shoot your answers. Your answer can include the pa- its velocity (in feet per second) .
rameters m - the mass of the ball and k the coefficient of air Suppose that after t seconds the ball is y feet below its rest
resistance, as well as time t and the velocity of the ball v. (Use position. Find y in terms of t. (Note that the positive direction
just v, not v(t) the latter confuses the computer.) is down.)
v t  Take as the gravitational acceleration 32 feet per second per
second.
y

Use the method of undetermined coefficients to find one pe-


riodic solution to this equation: 4.(1 pt) This problem is an example of critically damped har-
v t = monic motion.
A hollow steel ball weighing 4 pounds is suspended from a
spring. This stretches the spring 81 feet.
The ball is started in motion from the equilibrium position
Find the amplitude and phase shift of this solution. You do with a downward velocity of 2 feet per second. The air resis-
not need to enter units. tance (in pounds) of the moving ball numerically equals 4 times
v  t  cos  t  its velocity (in feet per second) . Suppose that after t seconds
Find the general solution, by adding on a solution to the ho- the ball is y feet below its rest position. Find y in terms of t.
mogeneous equation. Notice that all of these solutions tend to- Take as the gravitational acceleration 32 feet per second per
wards the periodically oscillating solution. This is a general- second. (Note that the positive y direction is down in this prob-
ization of the notion of stability that we found in autonomous lem.)
differential equations. y
Calculate the specific solution that has initial conditions t  0
and w  0  2 7.
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Prepared by the WeBWorK group, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Rochester, c UR

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