A brick of mass 4 kg hangs from the end of a spring. When the brick is at rest, the spring is stretched by 5 cm. The spring is then stretched an additional 4 cm and released. Assume there is no air resistance. Note that the acceleration due to gravity, g, is g = 980 cm/s. Set up a differential equation with initial conditions describing the motion and solve it for the displacement s(t) of the mass from its equilibrium position (with the spring stretched 5 cm). s(t)= (Note that your answer should measure t in seconds and s in centimeters.) NOT A PHYSICS QUESTION

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A brick of mass 4 kg hangs from the end of a spring. When the brick is at rest, the spring is stretched by 5 cm. The spring is then stretched an additional 4 cm and released. Assume there is no air resistance. Note that the acceleration due to gravity, g, is g = 980 cm/s.

Set up a differential equation with initial conditions describing the motion and solve it for the displacement s(t) of the mass from its equilibrium position (with the spring stretched 5 cm).

s(t)=

(Note that your answer should measure t in seconds and s in centimeters.)

NOT A PHYSICS QUESTION

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