Physics

Problem

The amplitude of a vibrating system falls from

5.0\,\text{cm}

3.0\,\text{cm}

5\,\text{s}

. Assuming light damping, calculate the damping constant

\beta

. a)

0.08\,\text{s}^{-1}

0.10\,\text{s}^{-1}

0.05\,\text{s}^{-1}

0.20\,\text{s}^{-1}