A spring with a 3-kg mass and a damping constant 12 can be held stretched 0.5 meters beyond its natural length by a force of 2 newtons. Suppose the spring is stretched 1 meters beyond its natural length and then released with zero velocity. In the notation of the text, what is the value ? Find the position of the mass, in meters, after t seconds. Your answer should be a function of the variable t of the form where
(the larger of the two)
(the smaller of the two)

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