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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Oscillations

The amplitude of a damped oscillator becomes half in one minute. The amplitude after 3 minutes will be 1x times the original. Then x is

  1. A 4
  2. B 8
  3. C 6
  4. D 12
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(B) 8

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In damped oscillation, amplitude changes according to following formula- a=a0e-bt Here a0=Initial amplitude a=Amplitude at any time t Using given data- a02=a0e-b×1      …1 and a0x=a0e-b×3   …2 From equation…
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