Find the value of the damping coefficient

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A 98.0 cm pendulum is released from a small angle. After 124 oscillations the amplitude is one half of its original value. The damping is proportional to the speed of the pendulum bob. Find the value of the damping coefficient, ?, (in Hz).

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