Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 19 - DC Circuits - General Problems - Page 556: 71

Answer

$9.2\times10^4 \Omega$.

Work Step by Step

The capacitor charges up to $75\%$ of its maximum value before it is discharged, and the cycle repeats. The desired time to reach that voltage is the interval between successive heartbeats. $$t=\frac{60s}{72\;beats}=0.8333s$$ Use the equation for the voltage across a charging capacitor. $$V_C=V_o(1-e^{-t/RC})$$ $$0.75 V_o =V_o(1-e^{-t/RC})$$ $$t=-RC \; ln(1-\frac{0.75}{1})$$ $$R=-\frac{t}{Cln(0.25)}=-\frac{0.8333s}{(6.5\times10^{-6}F)(-1.3863)}=9.2\times10^4\Omega$$
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