Tutorial 2

Spring, 2021-22

1 Damped Motion
[1] A point performs damped oscillations according to the law:

x = a0exp(−βt) sin(ωt)

Find:
a) the oscillation amplitude and the velocity of the point at the moment t=0;
b) the moments of time at which the point reaches the extreme positions.

[2] A point performs damped oscillations with frequency ω=25 sec− 1. Find the damp-
ing coefficient β if at the initial moment the velocity of the point is equal to zero and
its displacement from equilibrium position is 1/η=1/1.020 times the amplitude at that
moment.

[3] A particle is displaced from the equilibrium position by a distance l= 1.0 cm and
then left alone. What is the distance that the particle covers till its oscillations die down
if the logarithmic decrement is equal to λ=0.020?

[4] A conductor in the shape of a square frame with side a suspended by an elastic
thread is located in a uniform horizontal magnetic field B. In equilibrium the plane of
the frame is parallel to the vector B(see figure). Having been displaced from equilibrium
position, the frame performs small oscillations about a vertical axis passing through its
center. The moment of inertia of the frame about that axis is I and its electric resistance
is R. Neglecting the inductance of the frame, find the time interval after which the frame’s
rotation angle falls by a factor of e.

Figure 1: