An Oscillator Is Driven by a Sinusoidal Force

question 13

Multiple Choice

An oscillator is driven by a sinusoidal force.The frequency of the applied force:

• A)must be equal to the natural frequency of the oscillator
• B)becomes the natural frequency of the oscillator
• C)must be less than the natural frequency of the oscillator
• D)must be greater than the natural frequency of the oscillator
• E)is independent of the natural frequency of the oscillator

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Definitions:

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them all together and dividing by the count of these numbers.

Right-Skewed

Describes a distribution of data where the tail on the right side of the distribution is longer or fatter than the left side, indicating that the mean is greater than the median.

Standard Deviation

The square root of the variance, measuring the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean.

Mean

The mathematical calculation where you add all the numbers in a set and divide by the number of elements to find the average.