Question: Suppose an RC-series circuit has a variable resistor. If the resistance at time t is defined by R(t) = k 1 + k 2 t,

Suppose an RC-series circuit has a variable resistor. If the resistance at time t is deĀ­fined by R(t) = k1 + k2t, where k1 and k2 are known positive constants, then the differential equation in (9) of Section 3.1 becomes

(k1 + k2t) dq/dt + 1/C q = E(t),

where C is a constant. If E(t) = E0 and q(0) = q0, where E0 and q0 are constants, then show that 

q(t) = E0C + (q0 - E0C) [k1/(k1 + k2t)]1/Ck2.

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