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Chapter 13 Problem 90GP

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Problem 90GP

A large rectangular barge floating on a lake oscillates up and down with a period of 4.5 s. Find the damping constant for the barge, given that its mass is 2.44 × 105 kg and that its amplitude of oscillation decreases by a factor of 2.0 in 5.0 minutes.

Solution

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We are required to calculate the damping constant for the given rectangular barge.

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

A large rectangular barge floating on a lake oscillates up

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