Two systems A and B in Figure E.36 have the two pole-zero diagrams below. Which of them has a unit-step response that overshoots the final value before settling to the final value? Explain your answer.


A overshoots because its poles are complex making the system underdamped. B has two real poles and an overdamped system response.

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