Problem 5.36 The circuit in Fig. P5.

36 was in steady state until the switch was

moved from terminal 1 to terminal 2 at t = 0. Determine (t) for t 0 given that
I
0
= 21 mA, R
1
= 2 k, R
2
= 3 k, R
3
= 4 k, and C = 50 F.
Solution:
(a)
R
2
R
3
I
0
R
1
C
1
2

t = 0
(b) At t = 0

(c) At t > 0
R
2
R
3
I
0
R
1
C
1
2

C
R
2
R
3
I
0
R
1
i
1
(0

)
C
1

C
(0

)
Figure P5.36: Circuit for Problem 5.36.
At t = 0

, current division gives

i
1
(0

) =
R
1
I
0
R
1
+R
2
+R
3
=
221
2+3+4
=
42
9
mA

C
(0

) = i
1
(0

) R
2
=
42
9
10
3
310
3
= 14 V.
At t =,
C
() = 0 (no more sources).
At t 0,
=

R
2
R
3
R
2
+R
3

C
=
34
3+4
10
3
5010
6
= 0.086 s.
Hence,

C
(t) =
C
() +[
C
(0)
C
()]e
t/
= 14e
11.67t
, for t 0.
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