Question: ( 2 ) The lower spring in the previous problem is replaced by a viscous damper with damping constant c and the stiffess of the

(2) The lower spring in the previous problem is replaced by a viscous damper with damping constant c and the stiffess of the upper spring is k1=k. The equation of motion is then:
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(a) Let L=1m,M=3kg,k=14.28Nm,c=4Nsm and g=1.62ms2(surface gravity on the Moon). Determine the natural frequency n, the frequency of damped oscillations d, and the damping ratio . Leave your answers in terms of radicals such as 22,62, etc.
(15 marks)
(b) The bar is given an initial counterclockwise angular velocity 0=1rads at the vertical position. Hence, determine the angular displacement (f) completely.
(20 marks)
Hint: The equation of motion shown above has one of the following three solutions:
(t)=C1en'+C2e?
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( 2 ) The lower spring in the previous problem is

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