Solution

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For , and . The equations are , . For ,
At resonance the forced terms are and . Constants depend on the marble's initial position and velocity. A general cup orientation is obtained by multiplying the vector solution by ; the physical inertial solution is unchanged by relabeling the cup axes. Resonant growth eventually invalidates the small-horizontal-motion/neglected-vertical-speed approximation.

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