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The displacement of a damped harmonic oscillator is given by X(t) = cos(   Here t is in seconds. The time taken for its amplitude of vibration to drop to half of its initial value is close to :

(a)

7s

(b)

27s

(c)

13s

(d)

4s



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The displacement of a damped harmonic oscillator is given by X(t) = cos(   Here t is in seconds. The time taken for its amplitude of vibration to drop to half of its initial value is close to :

(a)

7s

(b)

27s

(c)

13s

(d)

4s

1 Answer
127 votes
Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

  Amplitude at (t=0) = =1

   t=t    ifA=

  =

  t= 10 ln 2

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