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1. Find the unknown voltages in the circuit shown in Figure A below. Find Vl first.

10 V
+

V2
_

8V

V1
_
_

V1

9V
+

Figure A

2. A resistor in series with an 8- resistor absorbs 100 W when the two are connected across a
60-V line. Find the unknown resistance R.

3. In the circuit shown in Figure B, find the total resistance RT with terminals a and b (a)
open-circuited, and (b) short-circuited.

40

90

RT

60

b
10

Figure B
4. Use current division twice to find I1 in the circuit shown in Figure C.

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36 A

20

I2

I1

Figure C

5. Find the Thevenin equivalent circuit for a dc power supply that has a 30-V terminal voltage
when delivering a 400 mA and a 27-V terminal voltage when delivering 600 mA.

6.

What resistor draws a current of 5 A when connected across terminals a and b of the circuit
shown in Figure D?
5

100 V

20

Figure D
7. At t = 0 s, a 100-V source is switched in series with a 1-k resistor and an uncharged 2-F
capacitor. What are (a) the initial capacitor voltage, (b) the initial current, (c) the initial

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rate of capacitor voltage increase, and (d) the time required for the capacitor voltage to
reach its maximum value?

8. Using ideal diodes, resistors, and batteries, synthesize a function-generator circuit that will
yield the i-v characteristic of Figure E.

i, mA
7.5

2.5

-5

10

20

Figure E

9. Use loop analysis to find the current down through the 8- resistor in the circuit shown in
Figure F

10

I2
8
7A

I1
7A

8V

6V

Figure F

10. In the circuit of Figure G, vs is a 10-V square wave of period 4 ms, R = 100, and C = 20 F.

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Sketch vc for the first two cycles of vs if the capacitor is initially uncharged and the diode is
ideal.
iD
R

D
+

vc

vs
_
C

Figure G

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