Q. A particle oscillating under a force $\overrightarrow{F} = - k\overrightarrow{x} - b\overrightarrow{v}$ is a ($k$ and $b$ are constant)
A) Simple harmonic oscillator
B) No linear oscillator
C) Damped oscillator
D) Forced oscillator
Explanation
(c) A particle oscillating under a force $\overrightarrow{F} = - k\overrightarrow{x} = b\overrightarrow{v}$ is a damped oscillator. The first term $- k\overrightarrow{x}$ represents the restoring force and second term $- b\overrightarrow{v}$ represents the damping force
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