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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2009 ib Paper 4 18D ii Solution by
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The applied pressure changes the dynamic condition to . For its specified spatial mode, the two amplitude equations becomeWhen , the corresponding particular oscillation isFree oscillations with amplitudes may be added. If the mode starts from rest at , its total amplitude instead isNear resonance, the response grows too large for the linearization. At exact resonance the rest-start limit is , with secular growth. Dissipation or nonlinear effects would be required to limit it.
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