Question: 5 . A spring mass system consists of a horizontal metal support rod, which has a spring attached to it so that the spring hangs

5. A spring mass system consists of a horizontal metal support rod, which has a spring attached to it so that the spring hangs vertically downward and hangs freely.
At the end of the spring a 2 kg mass is attached. The spring constant for the spring is \(\mathrm{k}=50\frac{\mathrm{~N}}{\mathrm{~m}}\).
External dampening forces, such as air resistance, friction, etc are cumulatively known to be 12 times the instantaneous velocity of the mass and that this overall dampening force always acts in a direction opposite of motion.
Lastly, there in a periodic, outside force acting on the mass, given by \( F(t)=10\sin (4 t)\)
a)(2pts) Create the specific differential equation describing this mass' displacement with respect to time based on the given information
b)(3pts) Calculate values for \(\lambda \) and \(\omega \) and determine whether this system will be under damped, critically damped or over damped before the external forcing is factored in.
c)(1pt) If everything else remained the same, what value of \( k \)(spring constant) would yield a situation where the system was critically damped?
d)(6pts) Solve your differential equation from (a) if \( x(0)=0\) and \( x^{\prime}(0)=5\)
You may use any technique or formula within the book or that we've learned in class to tackle this problem
5 . A spring mass system consists of a horizontal

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