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Consider the three mass-four spring system in Fig. P12.37. Determining the equations of motion from
FIGURE P12.37
Where
At a specific time when x 1 5 0.05 m, x 2 5 0.04 m, and x 3 5 0.03 m, this forms a tridiagonal matrix. Solve for the acceleration of each mass.
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- Linear Algebra: A Modern IntroductionAlgebraISBN:9781285463247Author:David PoolePublisher:Cengage Learning