Two resistors, R₁1 = 125 2 and R₂ = 325 £2, an inductor L = 3.7 mH, a 16 V battery, and a switch are connected as shown above. The switch has been in position a for a long time. a. What is the potential drop on the inductor? What is the current through resistor R₁? What is the current through resistor R₂? Submit Answer Tries 0/10 b. At time t= 0s the switch is moved to position b. What is the time constant of the RL circuit obtained? Submit Answer Tries 0/10 c. Find the current in this RL circuit when the time t is three-quarters of the time constant from part b. Submit Answer Tries 0/10 d. At what time has the current decayed to 0.75% of its initial value? Submit Answer Tries 0/10

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Two resistors, R₁ = 125 § and R2 = 325 92, an inductor L = 3.7 mH, a 16 V battery, and a switch are connected as shown above. The switch has been in position a for a long time.
What is the current through resistor R₁?
What is the current through resistor R₂?
Submit Answer Tries 0/10
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b. At time t = 0s the switch is moved to position b. What is the time constant of the RL circuit obtained?
Submit Answer Tries 0/10
c. Find the current in this RL circuit when the time t is three-quarters of the time constant from part b.
Submit Answer Tries 0/10
d. At what time has the current decayed to 0.75% of its initial value?
Submit Answer Tries 0/10
Transcribed Image Text:W R₂ a a. What is the potential drop on the inductor? R₁ m Two resistors, R₁ = 125 § and R2 = 325 92, an inductor L = 3.7 mH, a 16 V battery, and a switch are connected as shown above. The switch has been in position a for a long time. What is the current through resistor R₁? What is the current through resistor R₂? Submit Answer Tries 0/10 L b. At time t = 0s the switch is moved to position b. What is the time constant of the RL circuit obtained? Submit Answer Tries 0/10 c. Find the current in this RL circuit when the time t is three-quarters of the time constant from part b. Submit Answer Tries 0/10 d. At what time has the current decayed to 0.75% of its initial value? Submit Answer Tries 0/10
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