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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2009 Paper 2 12 iii Solution by
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Let , with . A particular solution of the forced harmonic oscillator is . Substitution gives and , hence and . Adding and imposing the two initial conditions gives and . ThusThe first term tends to zero. The amplitude of the surviving sinusoid isAs an independent interpretation, the residual amplitude of an oscillator after an integrable force is . Here that integral is , giving the same result.
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