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You need to be more careful. First, you should have been able to see for yourself that the first equation isn't written right. I'll assume the whole "-0.5t" is the exponent of e. You were too sl...
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Olin Lathrop
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2021-07-13T12:25:49Z (almost 3 years ago)
- You need to be more careful.
- First, you should have been able to see for yourself that the first equation isn't written right. I'll assume the whole "-0.5t" is the exponent of e. You were too sloppy to notice, or too lazy to fix it. Either way, it's really rude to the volunteers here. That's what the downvote is for.
Second, pay attention to the sign. The top equation always yields a positive result for positive values of t. Obviously integrating that will also yield a positive result. You have to decide which way is positive current flow, and therefore positive voltage, and stick to it.- Taking extra care to be meticulous may seem like a waste of time, but is actually a time saver in the long run. You need to learn that sooner than later. In the real world, you don't get partial credit because your mistake was "only" flipping a sign. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and it's on you.
- There is no place for sloppiness in engineering. Grow up.
- You need to be more careful.
- First, you should have been able to see for yourself that the first equation isn't written right. I'll assume the whole "-0.5t" is the exponent of e. You were too sloppy to notice, or too lazy to fix it. Either way, it's really rude to the volunteers here. That's what the downvote is for.
- Second, pay attention to the sign. The top equation always yields a positive result for positive values of t. Obviously integrating that will also yield a positive result. You have to decide which way is positive current flow, and therefore positive voltage, and stick to it. In this case, a diagram of the circuit with I and V clearly labeled would have probably caused you to see the mistake for yourself.
- Taking extra care to be meticulous may seem like a waste of time, but is actually a time saver in the long run. You need to learn that sooner than later. In the real world, you don't get partial credit because your mistake was "only" flipping a sign. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and it's on you.
- There is no place for sloppiness in engineering. Grow up.
#1: Initial revision
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Olin Lathrop
·
2021-07-13T12:23:20Z (almost 3 years ago)
You need to be more careful. First, you should have been able to see for yourself that the first equation isn't written right. I'll assume the whole "-0.5t" is the exponent of e. You were too sloppy to notice, or too lazy to fix it. Either way, it's really rude to the volunteers here. That's what the downvote is for. Second, pay attention to the sign. The top equation always yields a positive result for positive values of t. Obviously integrating that will also yield a positive result. You have to decide which way is positive current flow, and therefore positive voltage, and stick to it. Taking extra care to be meticulous may seem like a waste of time, but is actually a time saver in the long run. You need to learn that sooner than later. In the real world, you don't get partial credit because your mistake was "only" flipping a sign. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and it's on you. There is no place for sloppiness in engineering. Grow up.