A damped harmonic oscillator is described by the solution of the
differential equation
(d^2y/dt^2)+2beta(dX/dT)+w^2*y=0
An observer determines that the amplitude of the oscillator decreases
by 18.0% in 50.0 seconds, which is much longer than the oscillation
period of the damped oscillator.
How long will it take for the energy of the oscillator to be reduced to
half its original value?
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