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Systems of Differential Equations · Challenge problem

Two masses coupled by springs obey x′′=−2x+y, y′′=2x−3yx''=-2x+y,\ y''=2x-3y. They are released from rest with x(0)=1x(0)=1 and y(0)=ky(0)=k. For exactly one value of kk the whole motion repeats with period π\pi. Find kk.