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No need to bother your prof again, I understand the question statement now.robax25 said:I did not consider speed of the car, it has to consider. I will ask him again.
First, solve the differential equation just for the car bouncing up and down on its springs. So this is damped (with unknown constant) but no forcing. (Or maybe you have a standard solution for that in your notes.)
Using that solution, figure out how much the amplitude reduces each period. You are told that it halves, so this allows you to find the damping constant.
Use the given velocity to find the forcing frequency.