Practice Damping – Introduction - 4.1 | Simple harmonic motion, damped and forced simple harmonic oscillator | Physics-II(Optics & Waves)
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define damping in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about energy being lost in motion.

Question 2

Easy

What does the damping coefficient ($\gamma$) represent?

💡 Hint: Consider its formula $\\gamma = \\frac{b}{2m}$.

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Question 1

What happens to the amplitude of oscillations in a damped system?

  • Increases
  • Decreases

💡 Hint: Think about energy loss over time.

Question 2

What characterizes an underdamped system?

  • No oscillation
  • Fast return
  • Oscillates with decreasing amplitude

💡 Hint: Consider the behavior of oscillations.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A system has a mass of 3 kg and a spring constant of 12 N/m. If the damping coefficient is 2 kg/s, determine if the system is overdamped, critically damped, or underdamped.

💡 Hint: Compare $\\gamma^2$ to $\\omega_0^2$.

Question 2

An underdamped oscillator's amplitude starts at 10 m and decreases exponentially with a damping coefficient of 0.5 s^-1. Write the equation for its displacement over time.

💡 Hint: Remember how to express underdamped motion in terms of exponential decay.

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