Obtain the hamiltonian for the system

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A simple pendulum of length l and mass m is attached to a massless spring with elastic constant k. The attachment point moves only in a vertical direction.

a) Obtain the Hamiltonian for the system;

b) Write down the canonical (Hamilton's) equations of motion;

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