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A pendulum with the time period of 1 s is losing energy due to damping. At a certain time, its energy is 45 J. If after completing 15 oscillations its energy has become 15 J, then its damping constant (in s-1) will be

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Options:
  • A 12
  • B 115ln3
  • C 130ln3
  • D 2
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The correct answer is: 130ln3
Energy of a damping oscillator is E=E0e-2γt at time t where γ=damping constant, E' =Eoe-2γt15=45e-2γ15γ=130ln(3)

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