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Ch 27: Current and Resistance
Knight Calc - Physics for Scientists and Engineers 5th Edition
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Capitolo 27, Problema 58a

The total amount of charge in coulombs that has entered a wire at time t is given by the expression Q=4t−t2, where t is in seconds and t≥0. Find an expression for the current in the wire at time .

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The relationship between current (I) and charge (Q) is given by the formula: I=dQdt. This means the current is the time derivative of the charge.
The given expression for charge is Q=4t-t2. To find the current, differentiate this expression with respect to time (t).
Apply the power rule of differentiation to each term in the expression for Q. For the first term, 4t, the derivative is 4. For the second term, t2, the derivative is 2t.
Combine the results of the differentiation. The derivative of Q with respect to t is: I=4-2t.
Thus, the expression for the current in the wire at time t is I=4-2t. This expression can now be used to calculate the current at any specific time t, provided t ≥ 0.

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