Consider the differential equation d2 y dt2 + 2c dy dt + ky = 0, where c and k are

Chapter 9, Problem 26

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Consider the differential equation d2 y dt2 + 2c dy dt + ky = 0, where c and k are positive constants, that governs the behavior of a spring-mass system. Convert the differential equation to a first-order linear system and sketch the corresponding phase portraits. (You will need to distinguish the three cases c2 > k, c2 < k, and c2 = k.) In each case, use your phase portrait to describe the behavior of y for various initial conditions.

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