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An oscillating system has a small amount of damping. It is observed that in the course of 20.0 s the amplitude has decreased from A to A/2. What additional time is required for the amplitude to decrease to A/10?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

46.4 s

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The speed of light in a vacuum is the same in all inertial frames of reference, independent of the motion of the source or the receiver.


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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