The springs of a 511-kg motorcycle have an effective force constant of 9130 N/m. (a) If a
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(a) If a person sits on the motorcycle, does its period of oscillation increase, decrease, or stay the same?
(b) By what percent and in what direction does the period of oscillation change when a 112-kg person rides the motorcycle?
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