A Spring with a Force Constant of 2

question 65

Multiple Choice

A spring with a force constant of 2.00 N/m is attached to a mass of 75.0 g. The system has a small amount of damping. If the amplitude of the oscillations decreases from 10.0 mm to 5.00 mm in 15.0 s, what is the magnitude of the damping constant?

• A) 0.00693 Ns/m
• B) 0.0462 Ns/m
• C) 0.00762 Ns/m
• D) 0.0100 Ns/m
• E) 0.00857 Ns/m

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