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93: a) The circuit can be re-drawn as follows:

Req 1 R2 RT
Then Vcd  Vab  Vab and Req  .
2 R1  Req 2 R1 / Req  1 R2  RT
2 R1 ( RT  R2 ) 2 R1 1
But     Vcd  Vab .
RT R2 Req 1 
V0 V1 V0 Vn  1 V0
b) Recall V1   V2    Vn   .
(1   ) (1   ) (1   ) 2
(1   ) (1   ) n
2( 2  3)
If R1  R2  RT  R1  R1 2  2 R1 R1  R1 (1  3 ) and    2.73 . So, for
1 3
the nth segment to have 1% of the original voltage, we need:
1 1
  0.01  n  4 : V4  0.005V0 .
(1   ) n
(1  2.73) n

c) RT  R1  2
R1  2 R1 R2
 RT  6400   (6400 ) 2  2(6400 ) (8.0  108 )  3.2  10 6 .
2(6400 ) (3.2  10 6   8.0  108 )
β  4.0  10 3.
(3.2  10 6 ) (8.0  108 )

d) Along a length of 2.0 mm of axon, there are 2000 segments each 1.0 μm long. The
voltage therefore attenuates by:
V0 V 1
V2000   2000   3.4  10  4.
(1   ) 2000
V0  3 2000
(1  4.0  10 )

e) If R2  3.3  1012   RT  2.1  10 8  and   6.2  10 5.

V 1
 2000   0.88.
V0 (1  6.2  10 5 ) 2000