Assignment 1

ESC 201
August 2, 2017

Basic
1. The digital multimeter (DMM) is a device commonly used to measure voltages. It is equipped with two
leads (usually red for the positive reference and black for the negative reference) and an LCD display
lead at the top node and the negative lead on the bottom node. Using KCL, explain why would we
ideally want a DMM used in this way to have an infinite resistance as opposed to zero resistance.
2. For the circuits below, R1 = 50Ω, R2 = 500Ω, R3 = 100Ω, R4 = 50Ω, R5 = 25Ω and R6 = 50Ω.
(a) Use current division to find current i through R5 .
R1 R4

5 mA R2 R5

R3 R6 i

(b) Use voltage division to find voltage v across R2 .

R1 R4

+
10 V − v R2 R5

R3 − R6

3. Use the concept of series/parallel resistances and voltage and current division to determine the current
i in the circuit shown below.

1
 20 Ω 15 Ω

4Ω 15 Ω

5Ω 15 Ω
i
+
48 V − 24 Ω 5Ω

8Ω

4. Use superposition theorem to solve for current i in the circuit shown below.

24 V
8Ω
+
−

4Ω 4Ω

+
12 V − 3Ω 3A

Advanced
5. Find the equivalent resistance across the nodes A, B for the following circuits.

8Ω
(a) (b)

8Ω 4Ω 4Ω 4Ω 8Ω
2Ω 4Ω A
A

8Ω 8Ω
2Ω 4Ω B
B 4Ω 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω

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 10 Ω 10 Ω
(c)
10 Ω
10 Ω
10 Ω 10 Ω
10 Ω
A 10 Ω 10 Ω 10 Ω

10 Ω
10 Ω 10 Ω 10 Ω

6. Find the voltage v and the current i in the below circuit.

4A

10 Ω
14 Ω

15 Ω
v
− +

1A
20 Ω
6Ω
i

5Ω
6A

7. In the given circuit, use nodal analysis to find the value of k, that will cause vy to be zero.

1Ω 2Ω 2Ω

+
+
+ +
vx vy kvx
6V − 4Ω 2A −

− −

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