An elevator of weight 2.0 kN is suspended by a spring of stiffness 100 N/mm. Another weight of 10 N is attached to the elevator through a cable. Determine the equation of motion of the elevator if the cable suspending the small weight suddenly snips.

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An elevator of weight 2.0 kN is suspended by a spring of stiffness 100 N/mm.
Another weight of 10 N is attached to the elevator through a cable. Determine
the equation of motion of the elevator if the cable suspending the small weight
suddenly snips.

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