A Spring with a Mass Of $9 \mathrm {~kg}$ Has Damping Constant 28 and Spring Constant 192

question 36

Multiple Choice

A spring with a mass of $9 \mathrm {~kg}$ has damping constant 28 and spring constant 192 . Find the damping constant that would produce critical damping.

• A) \(c = 288 \sqrt { 3 }\)
• B) \(c = 48 \sqrt { 3 }\)
• C) \(c = 2304\)
• D) \(c = 9 \sqrt { 192 }\)
• E) \(c = 192 \sqrt { 9 }\)

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