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Question
Which of the following differential equations represents a damped harmonic oscillator?
Options
`("d"^2"y")/"dt"^2 + "y" = 0`
`("d"^2"y")/"dt"^2 + γ"dy"/"dt" + "y" = 0`
`("d"^2"y")/"dt"^2 + "k"^2"y" = 0`
`"dy"/"dt" + "y" = 0`
Solution
`("d"^2"y")/"dt"^2 + γ"dy"/"dt" + "y" = 0`
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