A shock absorber is designed to quickly damp out the oscillations that a car would otherwise make because it is suspended on springs.
Part A Find the period of oscillation of a 1590-kg car that is suspended by springs that make an effective force constant of 6×10^4 N/m.
Part B Find the damping constant b that will reduce the amplitude of oscillations of this car by a factor of 3.00 within a time equal to half the period of oscillation.