Question: We know that one solution of the basic spring equation in Exercise 15 is x(t) = cos(t). Find v(t) and check that the solution matches

We know that one solution of the basic spring equation in Exercise 15 is x(t) = cos(t). Find v(t) and check that the solution matches the system of equations. What are the initial position and velocity?

The spring equation or simple harmonic oscillator

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studied in Subsection 2.10.3 describes how acceleration (the second derivative of the position x) is equal to the negative of the position. The spring constant k has been set to 1 for simplicity. This one equation for the second derivative can be written as a system of two autonomous differential equations.

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