The displacement of a damped oscillator is $x(t) = \exp(-0.2 t) \cos(3.2 t + \Phi)$,where $t$ is time in seconds. The time required for the amplitude of the oscillator to become $\frac{1}{e^{1.2}}$ times its initial amplitude is (in $s$)

  • A
    $3$
  • B
    $6$
  • C
    $2$
  • D
    $8$

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