The motion of Olympic diving boards can be modeled as a simple harmonic oscillator, as they oscillate when divers jump on them and continue oscillating when they jump off. Suppose that a diver jumped off the diving board and the board is now oscillating at 5.1 Hz. The board has a mass of 7 kg. If a 68 kg diver walks onto the board as it is oscillating, what is the new frequency of oscillation for the diving board?

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