Question: Consider a mass - spring - damper system with mass m , damping b , and spring constant k , hanging from the ceiling. Define

Consider a mass-spring-damper system with mass m, damping b, and spring constant k, hanging from the ceiling. Define the displacement x(t) as positive when moving downward, and assign x =0 when the system is in an equilibrium due to its own weight (so that you dont need to further consider the weight as a force acting on the mass).
a) Assuming a spring constant of k =100 N/m, find the mass that will lead to an oscillation period of 1 second if the mass is released from some nonzero initial position, if we assume no damping.
b) Using the results of part (a), figure out the amount of damping that would be required to make the response critically damped.
c) Include simulations showing both of your results, for x(0)=1 cm. Make sure to label the axes, and provide descriptive titles. Also turn in a printout of whatever code that you used to generate the plots.

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