Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 1 - First-Order Differential Equations - 1.7 Modeling Problems Using First-Order Linear Differential Equations - Problems - Page 70: 13

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Using RC Circuit we get: $$\frac{dq}{dt}+\frac{q}{RC}=\frac{E}{R}$$ Since $E=0$ $$\frac{dq}{dt}+\frac{q}{RC}=0$$ The integrating factor is: $$I=e^{\int \frac{1}{RC}dt}=e^{\frac{t}{RC}}$$ Multiplying by integrating factor: $$e^{\frac{t}{RC}}\frac{dq}{dt}+e^{\frac{t}{RC}}\frac{q}{RC}=0$$ $$qe^{\frac{t}{RC}}=C$$ $$q=Ce^{\frac{-t}{RC}}$$ Since $q=5$ we get: $$q=C=5 $$ Hence here, $$q=5e^{\frac{-t}{RC}}$$ When $t \rightarrow \infty$: $$\lim q=\lim 5e^{\frac{-t}{RC}}=0$$ and this is reasonable.
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