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The periodic vibrations of a body of decreasing amplitude with a resistive force are called. ​​​​

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forced vibrations
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resonant vibrations
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damped vibrations
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natural vibrations
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Solution

The correct option is C damped vibrations
When a body is made to vibrate in a medium, the amplitude of the vibrating body continously decreases with time and ultimately the body stops vibrating. Such vibrations are called as damped vibration.

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