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This is the problem and it's actually in my calculus book to illustrate the concept of a limit in experiments:
The flash unit on a camera operates by storing charge on a capacitor and releasing it suddenly when the flash is set off. The data in the table describe the charge Q remaining on the capacitor (measured in microcoulombs) at time t (measured in seconds after the flash goes off ).
{Use the data to draw the graph of this function and estimate the slope of the tangent line at the point where t = 0.04. [Note: The slope of the tangent line represents the electric current flowing from the capacitor to the flashbulb (measured in microamperes).]}
All I am wondering is how do they get the tabulated data of the charge on the capacitor at time t? How is that done experimentally?
Thank you
The flash unit on a camera operates by storing charge on a capacitor and releasing it suddenly when the flash is set off. The data in the table describe the charge Q remaining on the capacitor (measured in microcoulombs) at time t (measured in seconds after the flash goes off ).
{Use the data to draw the graph of this function and estimate the slope of the tangent line at the point where t = 0.04. [Note: The slope of the tangent line represents the electric current flowing from the capacitor to the flashbulb (measured in microamperes).]}
All I am wondering is how do they get the tabulated data of the charge on the capacitor at time t? How is that done experimentally?
Thank you