The term in the forced

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Problem

The term

b\dot x

in the forced, damped oscillator equation has the same dimensions as the restoring force

kx

. Given that

k

has dimensions

\text{M}\,\text{T}^{-2}

, what are the dimensions of the damping coefficient

b

? (a)

\text{M}\,\text{L}^{-1}\,\text{T}^{-1}

(b)

\text{M}\,\text{L}\,\text{T}^{-2}

(c)

\text{M}\,\text{T}^{-1}

(d)

\text{M}\,\text{L}\,\text{T}^{-1}