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Old Nov9-09, 06:53 PM                  #1
akbalen

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Calculating a Damping Constant

I am given the following information:

A 2.20 kg mass oscillates on a spring of force constant 250.0 N/m with a period of 0.615 s,

and I am asked to find the damping constant. Can someone tell me what equation to use?
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Old Nov10-09, 03:19 AM                  #2
quietrain

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Re: Calculating a Damping Constant

i think its this equation

ω^2 = k/m - b^2 / 4m^2

where b is the damping coefficient
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