The object of mass
.
The spring damping factor is
.
The spring is pull down a distance
and then release it.
The time period
.

.
(a)
\Find the equation that relates the distance
of the object from its rest position after
seconds.
The displacement
of an oscillating object from its at-rest position at time
is
.
Substitute
,
,
and
.

.
(b)
\Graph the function
.
Graph:
\(a)
.
(b) Graph of the function
.