Electrical Engineering: Principles & Applications (7th Edition)
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Author: Allan R. Hambley
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.7P
Given an initially charged capacitance that begins to discharge through a resistance at t = 0, what percentage of the initial voltage remains at two time constants? What percentage of the initial stored energy remains?
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