an object weighing 4lb, when hung from the ceiling, stretches a spring by 6in at equilibrium. the mass is attached to a viscous damper with a damping constant of 1.5lbsec/ft and is set in motion from its equilibrium position with an upward velocity of 3in/sec. taking the downward direction as the positive direction, fin the displacement y(t) in ft of the system from the equilibrium position at any time > or = to 0. ( g=32ft/sec^2)

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an object weighing 4lb, when hung from the ceiling, stretches a spring by 6in at equilibrium. the mass is attached to a viscous damper with a damping constant of 1.5lbsec/ft and is set in motion from its equilibrium position with an upward velocity of 3in/sec. taking the downward direction as the positive direction, fin the displacement y(t) in ft of the system from the equilibrium position at any time > or = to 0. ( g=32ft/sec^2)

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