Question: Problem 5 - 5 5 : Three masses are connected by massless pulleys and inextensible cables, as sketched in Figure P 5 - 5 5

Problem 5-55: Three masses are connected by massless pulleys and inextensible cables, as sketched in Figure P5-55. Mass my is excited by an external force F (t). All the masses move without friction with respect to their constraining surfaces. Assume small motions about the equilibrium configuration of the system and assume F(t) is much smaller than the weight of m, such that all the cables remain taut at all times, and note that gravity acts. Derive the equations of motion for the system. Begin by selecting a complete and independent set of generalised coordinates, starting with x1t then x2(t and x3(t)as necessary. Note that the meanings of these coordinates remain to be clearly defined.
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(m1+14m3)x1+14m3x2+14kx1+14kx2=F(t)-(m1-12m3)g
14m3x1+(m2+14m3)x2+cx2+14kx1+14kx2=12m3g
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Problem 5 - 5 5 : Three masses are connected by

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