College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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Chapter 14, Problem 40P
A physics department has a Foucault pendulum, a long-period pendulum suspended from the ceiling. The pendulum has an electric circuit that keeps it oscillating with a constant amplitude. When the circuit is turned off, the oscillation amplitude decreases by 50% in 22 minutes. What is the pendulum’s time constant? How much additional time elapses before the amplitude decreases to 25% of its initial value?
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