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Second-Order Linear Equations · Superchallenge problem

For b>0b > 0, the mass in y′′+by′+y=0y'' + by' + y = 0 is released from rest at y(0)=1y(0) = 1. Over all time t≥0t \ge 0 it travels a total distance of exactly 22. Find bb.