A damped oscillator has its energy decrease to 1/9th of its initial value after some time. After the same amount of time, the amplitude will decrease to which multiple of its original value
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Therefore, if the energy decreases to 1/9th of its initial value, the amplitude will decrease to the square root of 1/9, which is 1/3 of its initial value. Show more…
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