A brick of mass 2 kg hangs from the end of a spring. When the
brick is at rest, the spring is stretched by 7 cm. The spring is then
stretched an additional 2 cm and released. Assume there is no air
resistance. Note that the acceleration due to gravity, , is
cm/s.
Set up a differential equation with initial conditions describing
the motion and solve it for the displacement of the mass
from its equilibrium position (with the spring stretched 7 cm).
cm
(Note that your answer should measure t in seconds and
s in centimeters.)