A system being allowed to oscillate can be a benefit. But, keeping the oscillations minimized or controlled may be preferred. Think of a few everyday examples where the use of damped harmonic motion is desired and list those applications here:.

During a medieval siege of a castle, the attacking army uses a trebuchet to hurl heavy stones at the castle walls. if the trebuchet launches the stones with a velocity of at an angle of 50.0°, (a) how long does it take the stone to hit the ground? (b) what is the maximum distance that the trebuchet can be from the castle wall to be in range? (c) how high will the stones go? show all your work.