Question: Problem 5 . In the system below, a solid thin disk rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface. The disk at attached to two springs

Problem 5. In the system below, a solid thin disk rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface. The disk at attached to two springs with equal stiffnesses k at point s, which is at an offset a from the center of the disk. The disk has a radius r and a mass m. The two springs in the system are both unstretched in the equilibrium position shown below. Assuming the disk is only able to undergo small angle oscillations ( is small), answer the following questions:
a. Write the equation of motion for the disk (symbolically)
b. Find the natural frequency n of the disk (symbolically)
c. Find the natural frequency n of the disk if m=1kg,r=0.4m,k=10Nm and a=0.1 m .
Hint: You need to be cognizant of the relationship between linear translation (position, acceleration) and angular motion (in terms of ,). The displacement of point s can be thought of as: Linear translation of center of gravity r+ angular motion due to rotation about the center of the disk.
Problem 5 . In the system below, a solid thin

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