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Transcribed Image Text:Consider a circuit that consists of 4
resistors (each with R = 1.0 MQ µF
), and a battery (V
=
10MV),
shown. If the capacitor is fully
charged and then the battery is
removed, find the current att = 0.5
s as the capacitor discharges
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