Damped Oscillations

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JEE Main/Advance
IMPORTANT

Important Questions on Damped Oscillations

MEDIUM
IMPORTANT

The amplitude of a damped oscillator decreases to 0.9 times its original magnitude is 5 s. In another 10 s, it will decrease to α times its original magnitude, where α equals to

HARD
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If a simple pendulum has significant amplitude (up to a factor of 1e of original) only in the period between t=0 to t=τ, then τ may be called the average life of the pendulum. When the spherical bob of the pendulum suffers a retardation (due to viscous drag) proportional to its velocity, with b as the constant proportionality, the average lifetime of the pendulum in (assuming damping is small) in seconds:

EASY
IMPORTANT

When a damped harmonic oscillator completes 100 oscillations, its amplitude is reduced to 13rd of its initial value. What will be its amplitude when it completes 200 oscillations?