The RC Circuit calculation in the hosted text book may have the units wrong.

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Eric Chipko

Joined Jun 2, 2015
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Eric Chipko

Joined Jun 2, 2015
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On closer look it may be trying to describe two different components and that when summed, they equal the source voltage.
 

WBahn

Joined Mar 31, 2012
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The first answer is not 1.4989 mA, but -1.4989 mA. They even make a specific point about it being negative.

This is the amount that the current has changed by relative to the starting current of 1.5 mA in the first 7.5 seconds. So the actual current at t=7.5 seconds is the sum of the two, which leaves you with about 1.1 uA.

I'm not a big fan of their approach, but I do have to give them kudos for, mostly, tracking their units throughout the work. That is pretty rare.
 
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