lfa simple pendulum has significant amplitude (up to a factor of $1/e$ of original) only in the period between $t = 0\ s$ to $t = \tau \ s$, then $\tau$ may be called the average life of the pendulum. When the spherical bob of the pendulum suffers a retardation ( due to viscous drag) proportional to its velocity with $b$ as the constant of proportionality, the average life time of the pendulum is (assuming damping is small) in seconds

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  • A

    $\frac{2}{b}$

  • B

    $\frac{{0.693}}{b}$

  • C

    $b$

  • D

    $\frac{1}{b}$.

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