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Qualification => Subject Doubts => GCE AS & A2 Level => Sciences => Topic started by: hendrixgirl on April 03, 2012, 03:31:42 pm

Title: Physics A2 Past paper problem!
Post by: hendrixgirl on April 03, 2012, 03:31:42 pm

how do you find the are under the curves?
like in oct 07 paper 4 question 5)b)ii)
where you have to find the charge?
i do not know how to find it. please help me out :s

Title: Re: Physics A2 Past paper problem!
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on April 28, 2012, 07:47:59 pm

I would go for integration rather than doing that shitty method in the markscheme. Now I know CIE syl. doesn't have calculus,
but I've heard the examiners entertain new methods.

Q = Integral (I) dt
where I = I.e^-(lambda)t

where I. is the initial current (I at t=0)

to find lamda just substitute any value of t and corresponding I in the equation I = I.e^-(lambda)t

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If you're having trouble with the integration, go for the method suggested in the markscheme. Count the boxes, calculate the area of one box, and
find the total area. Pretty troublesome if you ask me