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With a parallel RC circuit, the current and votage follow a exponential path.
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capacitor voltage
circuit current
resistor voltage
If you want a simpler derivation of the formula, click here:
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If you are unfamiliar with the constant "e", it is called Euler's constant named after the mathematician Euler.
Euler's constant is a irrational number like pi.
an approximation for Euler's constants value is 2.71.
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