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Past exam of the physics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2012 Paper 1 Section C C11 b Solution by
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For free parallel RLC voltage decay, measure and branch currents from A to B. ThenThere is no external current, so Kirchhoff's current law gives . Differentiating yieldsFor the characteristic equation is . Its underdamped roots giveThe supplied inequality makes real. A real physical voltage has the general form , the real part of the printed complex expression. A general complex-valued solution uses both roots, . The inductor's initial current is fixed consistently by the undifferentiated current balance; it is not an arbitrary additional voltage-mode constant.
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