1. Consider the harmonic oscillator equation: d²y dy m +b + ky = 0 dt² dt a. Turn this second-order equation into a system of first-order equations b. Find the trace and determinant of the corresponding coefficient matrix for the system.

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1. Consider the harmonic oscillator equation:
d² y dy
m + b + ky = 0
dt² dt
a. Turn this second-order equation into a system of first-order equations
b. Find the trace and determinant of the corresponding coefficient matrix for the system.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Consider the harmonic oscillator equation: d² y dy m + b + ky = 0 dt² dt a. Turn this second-order equation into a system of first-order equations b. Find the trace and determinant of the corresponding coefficient matrix for the system.
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c. If you had extra-physical powers and could make a spring with a negative spring constant (but still
positive values of mass and the damping coefficient), what would that do to the classification of
the origin in the phase plane of the system?
Transcribed Image Text:c. If you had extra-physical powers and could make a spring with a negative spring constant (but still positive values of mass and the damping coefficient), what would that do to the classification of the origin in the phase plane of the system?
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