A 2.0 kg object is attached to a horizontal spring of force constant 8.0 N/m. The object is started oscillating by pulling it 6.0 cm from its equilibrium position and releasing it so that it is free to oscillate on a frictionless horizontal air track. (The spring can apply both a compressing and stretching force.) You observe that after one complete cycle, its maximum displacement is now 5.8 cm. Assume that the object is subject to a damping force that is proportional to the velocity. What is the approximate damping constant? (Give your answer in Ns/m.)

A 2.0 kg object is attached to a horizontal spring of force constant 8.0 N/m. The object is started oscillating by pulling it 6.0 cm from its equilibrium position and releasing it so that it is free to oscillate on a frictionless horizontal air track. (The spring can apply both a compressing and stretching force.) You observe that after one complete cycle, its maximum displacement is now 5.8 cm. Assume that the object is subject to a damping force that is proportional to the velocity. What is the approximate damping constant? (Give your answer in Ns/m.)