Niño John A.

Jayme | BSEE - 5 May 08, 2021

SEMIFINAL EXAM

EE 42E – INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL

SHOW YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

1. Using a slide wire bridge a balance is obtained when the standard resistance of 8 ohms and the
key is 62.5 Ω cm from the zero end of the scale. Calculate the value of the unknown resistance.
(20 POINTS)

Solution:

8 62.5
1
= 𝑅𝑥

𝑅𝑥 = 7. 81 Ω answer

2. If the ratio arm of a Wheatstone bridge is set at 10 and the variable standard resistance is adjusted
to 108 Ω to balance the bridge, calculate the resistance of the unknown resistor. (15 POINTS)

Solution:

𝑅𝑎 𝑅1
𝑅𝑥
= 𝑅2

108
𝑅𝑥
= 10

108
𝑅𝑥 = 10

𝑅𝑥 = 10. 8 Ω answer

3. An unbalanced Wheatstone bridge circuit has the following resistors in cyclic order: 12 Ω(A), 15
Ω(B), 5 Ω(C) and 6 Ω(D). What resistance will be connected across the 6 Ω resistance in order to
balance the bridge? (15 POINTS)

Solution:

𝑃 𝑅
𝑄
≠ 𝑆

12 15
6||𝑅
= 5

6𝑅
6+𝑅
= 6||𝑅
12(6+𝑅) 15
6𝑅
= 5
=3

𝑅 = 12 Ω answer