Problems

Section 1-2 Electric Circuits and Current Flow

P1.2-1
i (t ) =
d
dt
( )
4 1 − e−5t = 20 e−5t A

P1.2-2
( ) 4 4
q ( t ) = ∫ i (τ ) dτ + q ( 0 ) = ∫ 4 1 − e −5τ dτ + 0 = ∫ 4 dτ − ∫ 4 e −5τ dτ = 4 t + e −5t − C
t t t t

0 0 0 0 5 5

P1.2-3
4 4 4
q ( t ) = ∫ i (τ ) dτ + q ( 0 ) = ∫ 4sin 3τ dτ + 0 = −
t t
cos 3τ 0 = − cos 3 t + C
t
0 0 3 3 3

P1.2-4
q ( t ) = ∫ i (τ ) dτ = ∫ 0 dτ = 0 C for t ≤ 2 so q(2) = 0.
t t

−∞ −∞

q ( t ) = ∫ i (τ ) dτ + q ( 2 ) = ∫ 2 dτ = 2τ
t t
= 2t−4 C for 2 ≤ t ≤ 4. In particular, q(4) = 4 C.
t
2 2 2

q ( t ) = ∫ i (τ ) dτ + q ( 4 ) = ∫ −1 dτ + 4 = − τ
t t
+ 4 = 8−t C for 4 ≤ t ≤ 8. In particular, q(8) = 0 C.
t
4 4 4

q ( t ) = ∫ i (τ ) dτ + q ( 8 ) = ∫ 0 dτ + 0 = 0 C for 8 ≤ t .
t t

8 8

P1.2-5

⎧0 t <0
dq( t ) ⎪
i (t ) = i(t ) = ⎨2 0<t < 2
dt ⎪ −2( t − 2 )
⎩−2e t >2

P1.2-6
C
i = 600 A = 600
s
C s mg
Silver deposited = 600 ×20 min×60 ×1.118 = 8.05×105 mg=805 g
s min C

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