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[SOLVED] Oscillations Problem: Please help
A 290 g air-track glider is attached to a spring with spring constant 4.10 N/m . The damping constant due to air resistance is 2.40×10^−2 kg/s. The glider is pulled out 28.0 cm from equilibrium and released.
How many oscillations will it make during the time in which the amplitude decays to e^-1 of its initial value?
[tex]\omega=[/tex]2[tex]\pi[/tex]/T
T=2[tex]\pi[/tex][tex]\sqrt{m/k}[/tex]
Damping: x(t) = Ae[tex]^{-bt/2m}[/tex]cos([tex]\omega[/tex]t)
I don't even know how to start this
Thanks so much!
Homework Statement
A 290 g air-track glider is attached to a spring with spring constant 4.10 N/m . The damping constant due to air resistance is 2.40×10^−2 kg/s. The glider is pulled out 28.0 cm from equilibrium and released.
How many oscillations will it make during the time in which the amplitude decays to e^-1 of its initial value?
Homework Equations
[tex]\omega=[/tex]2[tex]\pi[/tex]/T
T=2[tex]\pi[/tex][tex]\sqrt{m/k}[/tex]
Damping: x(t) = Ae[tex]^{-bt/2m}[/tex]cos([tex]\omega[/tex]t)
The Attempt at a Solution
I don't even know how to start this
Thanks so much!