Practice - Damped Harmonic Motion
Practice Questions
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Define damped harmonic motion.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to a swing as it slows down.
What is the damping ratio?
💡 Hint: Consider it a fraction of energy loss.
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What is the damping ratio?
💡 Hint: It's related to how quickly the system loses energy.
True or False: In an over-damped system, the motion oscillates.
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of over-damped motion.
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Challenge Problems
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A 4 kg mass is attached to a spring with a spring constant of 16 N/m and a damping coefficient of 4 Ns/m. Determine if the system is under-damped, critically damped, or over-damped, and justify your answer.
💡 Hint: Use definitions, don't forget to calculate both \\( \\gamma \\) and \\( \\omega_0 \\).
Design a critically damped system with a given mass of 5 kg and specify the required damping coefficient for a spring constant of 25 N/m.
💡 Hint: Use the relationship for critical damping where \\( b = 2m\\omega_0 \\) for a mass-spring system.
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