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The charge flowing in a conductor changes with time as . Where and are constants. Minimum value of current is :
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: C
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Given charge as a function of time
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Current is the time derivative of charge
So,
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To find the minimum value of current
Since is a quadratic in :
Its minimum occurs at the vertex, provided the coefficient of is positive ().
For a quadratic , the vertex is at
Here,
Hence,
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Substitute this value into
Simplify term by term:
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Match with the options
This corresponds to:
So, the correct option is C.
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