Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
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Author: Charles K Alexander, Matthew Sadiku
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 4RQ
An RL circuit has R = 2 Ω and L = 4 H. The time needed for the inductor current to reach 40 percent of its steady-state value is:
(a) 0.5 s
(b) 1 s
(c) 2 s
(d) 4 s none of the above
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Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
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