Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 15 - Oscillations - Problems - Page 439: 61b

Answer

$v_m = \dfrac{F_{m}}{b }$

Work Step by Step

To determine the velocity we should take the first derivative of the equilibrium position \begin{equation} x = x_{m} \cos (\omega t+\phi) \end{equation} Where $x_{m}$ is the amplitude of the displacement. Differentiate to get the velocity by \begin{align*} v_s &= \frac{d x}{d t} \\ &= \dfrac{d}{dt} [ x_{m} \cos (\omega t+\phi) ] \\ & =- \omega x_{m} \sin (\omega t+\phi) \end{align*} The maginutde of the term $\omega x_m$ represents the maximum velocity $v_m$, so the velocity amplitude $v_m$ is given by \begin{align*} v_{m}=\omega x_{m} =\omega \left( \frac{F_{m}}{b \omega} \right) =\boxed{ \dfrac{F_{m}}{b }} \end{align*}
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