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Question:

The displacement of a damped harmonic oscillator is given by x(t) = e⁻⁰·¹¹ᵗcos(10πt + φ). Here t is in seconds. The time taken for its amplitude of vibration to drop to half of its initial value is close to: 4s, 7s, 13s, 27s

7s

27s

4s

13s

Solution:

A = A₀e⁻⁰·¹ᵗ = A₀/2
ln2 = 0.1t
t = 10ln2 = 6.93 ≈ 7sec