Consider the following circuit:

From the circuit, the gate voltage is,

 R2 
VG  VDD  
 R1  R2 
 1 106 
 12  6
 3  10 6
 1  10 
3 V

From the circuit,

VG  VGS  I D RS


3  VGS  I D 2.7  103 
VGS  3  I D  2.7 10 3
...... 1

Consider the following values;

I DSS  5 mA
VGS  off   4 V
g m 0  3000 μS

The drain current is,

2
 VGS 
I D  I DSS 1  
 VGS  off  
 
2
 V 
I D   5  103  1  GS  ......  2 
 4 
Substitute equation (1) in equation (2).
 
2
 3  I D 2.7  103 
 

I D  5  103 1 
4


 
Solve the equation to obtain I D .
I D  1.723 mA, 3.9 mA

Now, calculate the value of VGS .

  
VGS  3  1.723  103 2.7  103  1.6521

VGS  3   3.9  10  2.7  10   7.53

3 3

For the transistor to operate in linear region,

VGS  VGS  off  . So, the consider the following values:
I D  1.723 mA, VGS  1.6521 V

Calculate the value of gm .

  VGSQ 
g m  g m 0 1  
 VGS  off  
 
 1.6521 
  3000  106  1  
 4 
 1.761 mS

The gain of the circuit is,

g R
Av   m D
1  g m RS


1.761 10 1.5 10 
3 3

1  1.761 10  2.7  10 
3 3

Av  0.459

Now, consider the following values;

I DSS  10 mA
VGS  off   8 V
g m 0  6000 μS

The drain current is,

2
 VGS 
I D  I DSS 1  
 VGS  off  
 
2
 V 
I D  10  103  1  GS  ......  3
 8 
Substitute equation (1) in equation (3).
 
2
 3  I D 2.7  103 
 

I D  10  103 1 
8


 
Solve the equation to obtain I D .
I D  2.57 mA, 6.45 mA

Now, calculate the value of VGS .

  
VGS  3  2.57  103 2.7  103  3.94

VGS  3   6.45  10  2.7  10   14.415

3 3

For the transistor to operate in linear region,

VGS  VGS  off  . So, consider the following values:
I D  2.57 mA, VGS  3.94 V

Calculate the value of gm .

 VGSQ 
g m  g m 0 1  
 VGS  off  
 
 3.94 
  6000  106  1  
 8 
 3.045 mS

The gain of the circuit is,

 g m RD
Av  
1  g m RS


 3.045  10 1.5 10 
3 3

1   3.045  10  2.7  10 
3 3

Av  0.4953

Thus, the range of gain is 0.459 to  0.4953