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When a bunch fo Watermelons were thrown onto a trampoline from a 45M high Building some of the watermelons bounced back much higher than the rest. Why could this be?

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Chapter16: Oscillatory Motion And Waves

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Problem 10CQ: Give an example of a damped harmonic oscillator. (They we more common than undamped or simple...

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