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A pendulum with the time period of 1s is losing energy due to damping. At a certain time, its energy is 45J. If after completing 15 oscillations its…

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A pendulum with the time period of 1s1s1s is losing energy due to damping. At a certain time, its energy is 45J45J45J. If after completing 151515 oscillations its energy has become 15J15J15J, then its damping constant (in s−1{s}^{-1}s−1) will be

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Held on 11 Apr 2015 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    12\frac{1}{2}21​

  2. B

    115ln3\frac{1}{15}\mathrm{ln}3151​ln3

  3. C

    130ln3\frac{1}{30}\mathrm{ln}3301​ln3

  4. D

    222

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