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c. Suppose damping is added to the system and the d amping constant
is computed to be c = .4 kg/s. What is the resonance frequency,
FR?
- Suppose the equation of motion of some system satisfies the differential
equation
y" + cy' + 15y = 4sinw*t.
a. What value of c produces resonance?
b. If c = 4, what value of w* produces resonance?
- In the RLC series circuit suppose the electromotive force has a constant
value of E.
a. Find t he steady state solution for the charge on the capacitor,
qp(t).
b. What is limt_, 00 qp(t)?
c. What is limt-+oo i(t)?
- In the RLC series circuit suppose the electromotive force is J(t)
Esinw*t.
a. For R = 0 (an LC series circuit) and w* -j. 1 /,/LC, find t he
steady state solution for the charge on the capacitor, qp(t). What
is limt-+oo qp(t)?
b. For R = 0 and w* = 1 /,/LC, find the steady state solution for the
charge on the capacitor, qp(t). What is limt_, 00 qp(t)?
c. For L = 0 (an RC series circuit) find t he steady state solution for
the charge on the capacitor. What is limt_, 00 qp(t)?
- Find the steady state current, ip(t), flowing in an RL series circuit
(C = 0) if
a. f(t) = E , a constant. What is limt_, 00 ip(t)?
b. f(t) =Ecosw*t.
- Find the steady state current, ip(t), for an RLC series circuit if E(t) =
Ecoswt. For what value of w will the amplitude of the steady state
current be a maximum?