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2. When discharging a capacitor in an RC (resistor-capacitor) circuit, the charge Q varies according to
the equation:
?
??
?? +
?
?
= 0
where R is resistance, C is the capacitance (both constants). Find a function for the charge stored in
the capacitor: (There’s no need to know anything about electronics or physics to do this problem. R and C
are just constants—just do the math.)
?(?) = __________________________________________________

2. When discharging a capacitor in an RC (resistor-capacitor) circuit, the charge Q varies according to
the equation:
dQ , Q
R-
+
= 0
C
where R is resistance, C is the capacitance (both constants). Find a function for the charge stored in
the capacitor: (There's no need to know anything about electronics or physics to do this problem. Rand C
dt
are just constants–just do the math.)
Q(t) =

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