Can any one give hint to solve this question?

Question

A sensitive instrument with the mass 113 kg is to be installed at the location where the acceleration is 15.24 cm/s2 at a frequency of 20 Hz. It is proposed to mount the instrument on a rubber pad with the following properties: k = 28202 N/cm and ξ = 0.1. What acceleration is transmitted to the instrument? ans is 3.166 cm/s.sq

Answer 1

say wa?????

Answer 2

And I thought everyone knew it is 3.166 cm/s.sq...!

Answer 3

Yes, I'm just coming up with the answer ... oops, my bench tipped and the instrument ... yes, the instrument swallowed the rubber pad and is blathering as it's bouncing down the stairs ... will that still be okay to continue if I catch it, you think?

Answer 4

haha u must be joking