Exercises

(1)
Which CANNOT be the current \(I(t)\) in an RLC circuit with a constant voltage source?
(a)
\(I(t)=(5-t)e^{-2t}\)
(b)
\(I(t)=e^{-t}\left (\cos {(800t)}-\sin {(800t)}\right )\)
(c)
\(I(t)=e^{-50t}-e^{-100t}\)
(d)
\(I(t)=1+(5-t)e^{-2t}\)
(e)
\(I(t)=e^{-15t}+5e^{-2t}\)
(f)
\(I(t)=e^{-20t}\cos {(100t)}\)
(2)
Suppose an RLC circuit with a resistor of resistance \(10\) ohms, an inductor of inductance \(1\) henry and a capacitor of capacitance \(0.04\) farads is hooked-up to a \(9\)-volt battery. Suppose the current in the circuit, \(I(t)\) (in amps) at \(t\geq 0\) seconds, satisfies \(I(0)=5\), \(I'(0)=0\). Find \(I(0.1)\). Round to the nearest hundredth.
(3)
Suppose an RLC circuit plugged into the wall, consists of an inductor of inductance \(L\) henries, a resistor of resistance \(R=80\) ohms, a capacitor of capacitance is \(C=4\times 10^{-5}\) farads, and suppose a transient solution for the current in the circuit is \(I(t)=0.75 \cos {(120\pi t)}+12te^{-625t}\). Find \(L\) to the nearest hundredth.
(4)
An ideal LC circuit (without a voltage source) assumes the resistance of the conducting wire is \(0\), and has just two components, an inductor (of inductance \(L\) henries in SI units) and a capacitor (of capacitance \(C\) farads in SI units). In any practical application, the resistance of the conducting wire can’t be \(0\), but it can be small enough that it takes a very LONG time for current to dissipate. An ideal LC circuit is modeled by \(LI''(t)+I(t)/C=0\) where \(I(t)\) is the current at time \(t\) seconds, and is a simple harmonic oscillator (where the “oscillation" is the alternating current). Suppose an ideal LC circuit has a natural frequency of \(12\) hz. Find the product \(LC\) (in SI units) to one significant figure.
(5)
Let \(\omega >0\) be a constant. Suppose a voltage source of \(V(t)=120 \sin (\omega t)\) volts at time \(t\geq 0\) seconds is applied to an RLC circuit, where the inductor has inductance \(0.1\) henries, the resistor has resistance \(2\) ohms and the capacitor has capacitance \(0.01\) farads. Find \(\omega \) such that the steady state solution has the largest possible amplitude. Round to the nearest hundredth.