
Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13.6, Problem 13.6GI
The figure shows displacement-versus-time graphs for three mass-spring systems, with different masses m, spring constants k, and damping constants b. The time on the horizontal axis is the same for all three. (1) For which system is damping the most significant? (2) For which system is damping the least significant?
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