Simple Harmonic Motion 3 Question 1
1. The displacement of a damped harmonic oscillator is given by .
Here,
The time taken for its amplitude of vibration to drop to half of its initial value is close to
(2019 Main, 10 April I)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 1. (d)
Solution:
- Given, displacement is
Here, amplitude of the oscillator is
Let it takes
At
[from Eq. (i)]
At
So, Eq. (i) can be written as
Now,