The suspension system of a 2000 kg automobile sags 9.7 cm when the chassis is placed on it. Also, the oscillation amplitude decreases by 58% each cycle. Estimate the values of (a) the spring constant k and (b) the damping constant b for the spring and shock absorber system of one wheel, assuming each wheel supports 500 kg.for a i got 20.2062, 505514.46, and 202.062and for b i got 441.53, 5829.82, and 5553.8all are wrong, please help!the answer to a might be 5100n/m?help with b also please?
kx mg k mg/x k 500*9.81/0.097 k 50567N/m To find b use logarithmic decrement ln (1/0.58) 2πb/sqroot(4mk - b^2) square both sides 0.3 39.48b^2/(101 x 10^6 - b^2) 30.3 x 10^6 - 0.3b^2 39.48b^2 30.3 x 10^6 39.78b^2 b 873.32 s^-1
