Question
Physics Question on Mechanics and General Properties of Matter
Consider a spring mass system with mass 0.5 kg and spring constant 𝑘 = 2 Nm-1 in a viscous medium with drag coefficient 𝑏 = 3 kg s -1 . The additional mass required so that the motion becomes critically damped is _______ kg (rounded off to three decimal places)
Answer
The correct answer is: 0.620 to 0.630 (approx)