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Find time constant of the circuit when (a) S is closed . (b) S is open.

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(a) When S is closed `tau = [ R_(2) + (R_(1)R_(3))/(R_(1)+R_(3))]C `
(b) When S is open `tau = (R_(2)+R_(3))C`
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