What should be the slope of the graph of the time constant vs. resistance? What should be the slope of the graph of the time constant vs. capacitance?

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The slope of the graph of the time constant vs. resistance should be 1/C, where C is the capacitance. This is because the time constant (τ) of an RC circuit is equal to the product of the resistance (R) and the capacitance (C), τ = R * C. By rearranging the equation and solving for R, we get R = τ/C, which shows that resistance is inversely proportional to capacitance.

Similarly, the slope of the graph of the time constant vs. capacitance should be 1/R, where R is the resistance. This is because, using the same equation as above, when we solve for C, we get C = τ/R, showing that capacitance is inversely proportional to resistance.