Question: ( adapted from Prob. 6 , p . 6 5 4 , Brown's Introductory Physics II ) Consider the diagram below. The AC current through

(adapted from Prob. 6, p.654, Brown's Introductory Physics II) Consider the diagram below. The AC current through both the resistor and capacitor is i(t)=Imaxsin(t).
(a) Find an expression for the voltage Vs(t) that the source must supply in terms of the frequency of the source, the impedance Z of the circuit, the phase shift between the applied voltage and the current, and the amplitude Imax of the current. Also find expressions for Z and in terms of R,C, and .
(b) Rewrite your expression for Vs(t) so that it is only in terms of I0,R, and the dimensionless quantities t,, and RC.
FYI: The argument to a trig function or exponential should always be dimensionless (i.e. its units must cancel), and this applies to the t that goes inside the sine since is in s-1 and t is in s . Angles in radians are by definition dimensionless. The last quantity (RC) is a measure of the ratio of the time constant of the RC circuit to the period of the source driving the circuit, i.e.RC=2(RCTdriving).
(c) What frequency would minimize the impedance of the circuit, thereby requiring the smallest amplitude of voltage VS,max to drive a given amplitude Imax of current? Explain this in terms of the voltage response of a capacitor at high and low frequency.
( adapted from Prob. 6 , p . 6 5 4 , Brown's

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