A mass of 2 kg oscillates on a spring with constant 50 N//m. By what factor does the frequency of oscillation decrease when a damping force with constant b = 12 is introduced?

A mass of 2 kg oscillates on a spring with constant 50 N//m. By what f

1.	A mass of 2 kg oscillates on a spring with constant 50 N//m. By what factor does the frequency of oscillation decrease when a damping force with constant b = 12 is introduced?
Answer» SOLUTION :`w= sqrt((50)/(2))= 5 r//s` `w= sqrt(w^(2)- ((B)/(2m))^(2))= sqrt(5^(2)-3^(2))= 4` FORCE reduces by `1 r//s` or 20%