Cone Surface Dynamics - Another Bird's Nest

See the first part (with solution) here .

A massive particle is confined to the surface of a cone in the x y z xyz -coordinate system. The particle moves without energy losses over the surface of the cone: x = z cos θ y = z sin θ z = z \begin{aligned} x &= z \,\cos \theta \\ y &= z \, \sin \theta \\ z &= z \end{aligned} At time t = 0 t = 0 (seconds), the particle's position and velocity are described as follows (SI units): θ = 3.84847024468 z = 3.23159004274 θ ˙ = 1.52674026906 z ˙ = 1.77089848408 \begin{aligned} \theta &= 3.84847024468 \\ z &= 3.23159004274 \\ \dot{\theta} &= 1.52674026906 \\ \dot{z} &= -1.77089848408 \end{aligned} There is an ambient gravitational acceleration of 10 m/s 2 10 \text{ m/s}^2 in the z -z (downward) direction. The system dynamics cause the particle to trace out a "bird's nest" pattern on the surface of the cone (similar to that of the previous problem, except now the envelope is clearly conical).

What is the particle's x x -coordinate (in meters) at time t = 30 t = 30 (seconds)?

Note: This exercise requires numerical integration.


The answer is 0.4816.

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