Faraday's Law help, not sure if I'm using the equations correctly.

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The discussion focuses on applying Faraday's Law to a coil in a time-varying magnetic field. The user initially misapplied the equation for induced electromotive force (ε) by dividing the magnetic field (B) by time (t) instead of differentiating the magnetic flux (Φ_B) with respect to time. After realizing the mistake, they discovered that the second term in B needed to be multiplied by 4 when differentiating t^4, leading to the correct answer. The key takeaway is the importance of correctly applying differentiation in Faraday's Law to find the induced voltage. Understanding the relationship between magnetic flux and induced electromotive force is crucial for solving such problems accurately.
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Homework Statement



A coil 3.55 cm radius, containing 480 turns, is placed in a uniform magnetic field that varies with time according to B = (1.20e-2 T/S)t + (3.05e-5 T/s^{4} )t^{4}. The coil is connected to a 620 Ohm resistor, and its plane is perpendicular to the magnetic field. You can ignore the resistance of the coil.

Homework Equations



\Phi_{B}=BA
ε = - \frac{\Phi_{B}}{t}

The Attempt at a Solution



First I divided by t and removed a t from each term in "B"

r = .0355
N = 480

A = \pi(.0355)^{2} = 3.959192142e-3
AN = (3.959192142e-3)(480) = 1.900412228

So all we're left with is:
BAN = 1.900412228 [(1.20e-2 T/S) + (3.05e-5 T/s^{3} )t^{4}]

ε = (2.28e-2 V) + (5.80e-5 V/s^{3})t^{3} should be my final answer but mastering physics says I'm wrong. Please help thanks!

EDIT:

I just found a posting where they multiplied the second term in B (3.05e-5 T/s^{3} )t^{4} by 4. When I did that I got the correct answer! But I don't know why I would multiply the term by 4. Any thoughts?
 
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I have not checked all of your maths but did you remember to x4 when you differentiated t^4 ??
 
beanus said:
ε = - \frac{\Phi_{B}}{t}
ε = -\frac{d \Phi_{B}}{dt}, \ \text{ not } \ - \frac{\Phi_{B}}{t}
 
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