Practice Lightly/under-damped (2.1.3) - Harmonic Oscillators & Damping
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Lightly/Under-Damped

Practice - Lightly/Under-Damped

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define lightly damped motion.

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between damping ratio and natural frequency.

Question 2 Easy

What is the expression for the damped frequency ωd?

💡 Hint: Think about how damping affects oscillation frequency.

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Question 1

What is the characteristic behavior of an under-damped system?

Oscillates indefinitely
Oscillates with slowly decreasing amplitude
Does not oscillate

💡 Hint: Recall the definition of lightly damped motion.

Question 2

True or False: A damping ratio greater than the natural frequency indicates an under-damped system.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember the damping ratio's role in system classification.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a lightly damped system with a mass of 1 kg, spring constant of 50 N/m, and a damping coefficient of 0.5 Ns/m, calculate the damping ratio and describe its damping characteristics.

💡 Hint: Calculate the damping ratio first, then check it against the natural frequency.

Challenge 2 Hard

For a lightly damped oscillator with A = 10 m, b = 0.4, and k = 64 N/m, derive the expression of displacement over time, applying correct physics principles.

💡 Hint: Use the formulas for damped systems.

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