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    | 8.4 Step-Response Series 
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    | • | The step
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    application 
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    | The above
    equation has the same form as the equation for 
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    | source-free
    series RLC circuit. 
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    |  | • | The same
    coefficients (important in determining the 
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    parameters). 
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    |  | • | Different
    circuit variable in the equation. 
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