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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2007 Paper 2 Section B 4 b Solution by
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The characteristic equation has roots , giving the homogeneous solution . For the sinusoidal forcing term, is a particular solution, since its second derivative cancels and . The zero initial displacement gives ; zero initial derivative gives . ThusThe transient response decays as , leaving the steady-state response . Near zero, and , so the sketch starts with and a horizontal tangent line.
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