Problem 5.40 Repeat Problem 5.39, but reverse the switching sequence.

[Switch
starts in position 2 and is moved to position 1 at t = 0.]
Solution:

υ
1

(a) Circuit C +
I0 R1 2 _ V0
R2

(b) At t = 0− 2 C +
_ V0
R2

υ
1

(c) At t > 0 C +
I0 R1 _ V0
R2

υ
R′

(d) + C
V0′ _

Figure P5.40

At t = 0− , the circuit is as depicted in Fig. P5.40(b). Hence,

υ (0− ) = −V0 = −18 V.
At t > 0, circuit becomes as shown in Fig. P5.40(c). Source transformation and
reduction leads to equivalent circuit in Fig. P5.40(d) with
V0′ = I0 R1 −V0 = 6 × 10−3 × 4 × 103 − 18 = 6 V,
R′ = R1 + R2 = 14 kΩ.
τ = R′C = 14 × 103 × 2 × 10−4 = 2.8 s.
υ (∞) = V0′ = 6 V.
Hence,
υ (t) = υ (∞) + [υ (0) − υ (∞)]e−t/τ
= [6 + [−18 − 6]e−0.36t ]
= [6 − 24e−0.36t ] (V), for t ≥ 0.

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