In: Advanced Math
The figure shows a circuit containing an electromotive force, a capacitor with a capacitance of C farads (F), and a resistor with a resistance of R ohms (Ω). The voltage drop across the capacitor is Q/C, where Q is the charge (in coulombs, C), so in this case Kirchhoff's Law gives
RI + Q/C =E(t)
But I = dQ/dt, so we have
R(dQ/dt) + 1/C (Q) = E(t)
Suppose the resistance is 10 Ω, the capacitance is 0.05 F, and a battery gives a constant voltage of 60 V.
If the initial charge is Q(0) = 0 C, use Euler's method
with step size 0.1 to estimate the charge, Q after half a
second. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Q(0.5) = ???