A Damped Oscillator Has a Decay Time Constant $\tau$ After Time T =

question 10

Multiple Choice

A damped oscillator has a decay time constant $\tau$ .After time t = $\tau$ has passed,the fraction of the amount of energy remaining is

• A)0.25
• B)0.37
• C)0.5
• D)0.67
• E)0.75

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