Question: As a spring is heated, its spring constant decreases. Suppose the spring is heated and then cooled so that the spring constant at time t

As a spring is heated, its spring constant decreases. Suppose the spring is heated and then cooled so that the spring constant at time t is k(t)=t*sin(t100)Nm. If the mass-spring system has mass m=2kg and a damping constant b=1N-secm with initial conditions x(0)=6m and x'(0)=-5msec and it is subjected to the harmonic external force f(t)=100*cos3tN. Find at least the first four nonzero terms in a power series expansion about t=0, i.e. Maclaurin series expansion, for the displacement:
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As a spring is heated, its spring constant

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