JEE Main 2015 — Oscillations Question with Solution
JEE Main 2015 (11 Apr Online)
Question
A pendulum with the time period of is losing energy due to damping. At a certain time, its energy is . If after completing oscillations its energy has become , then its damping constant (in ) will be
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Correct answer
C
Step-by-step explanation
Energy of a damping oscillator is at time where damping constant,
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