Solution Set 4 (Fall 2007)

4.1

Req = 3k // (4k+2K)
= 3k // 6k
3* 6
= = 2kΩ
3+ 6

Voltage divider:
Req 2
Vx = 6v . =6v .
Req + 1K 2 +1
Vx = 4v

Voltage divider:
4 2
Vo = Vx . =4.
4+8 3
8
Vo = v
3
Vx 4
I1 = = mA = 1.33mA
3kΩ 3

*Note: Vo is not a voltage division directly of 6v as the current through the 1kΩ resistor
is different than through 4kΩ & 2kΩ resistor.

Solution Set 4_combined

4.2

Current divider:

5kΩ 3
I2 =6mA . = 3mA .
5kΩ + (1kΩ + 2k // 1k ) 2
9
= mA
2
1k 9 1
I1 = I2 . = . mA
1k + 2k 2 3

3
⇒ I1 = mA
2

4.3 Req

Voltage Divider: Req= (60k//30k+20k)//40k

Solution Set 4_combined

 Req
Vx= 120V ∗ = 40k//40k
Req + 60kΩ
20kΩ
= 120V ∗ ⇒ Req= 20kΩ
20kΩ + 60kΩ
⇒ Vx= 30V

Vx 30V
I0 = =
40kΩ 40kΩ

⇒ I0= 0.75mA

OR
120V 120V
IT= = = 1.5mA
Req + 60kΩ 20kΩ + 60kΩ

60k // 30k + 20k 1

I0=IT ∗ = IT* = 0.75mA
60k // 30k + 20k + 40k 2

4.4

+
4kΩ
Vs 2kΩ
Io Vo=4V

V0
Voltage Divider: OR I0= = 2mA [Ohm’s Law]
2kΩ

Solution Set 4_combined

 2kΩ
V0= Vs ∗ Vs= I0 (4k+2k) =2mA*6kΩ
2kΩ + 4kΩ
6kΩ
⇒ Vs = V0 ∗ ⇒ Vs= 12V
2kΩ
= 4V*3

⇒ Vs= 12V

Solution Set 4_combined

4.5

IT I1
+ V1 - 3kO
+ - Req
1
2kO 4kO
VS 6kO 4kO 1kO

I2

(N.B. The “O”s in the above diagram are actually Ωs, for some reason Word will no
longer show them correctly in two of this solution set’s visio diagrams.)

V1=12V
12V
I1 = = 3mA
4k
Req=4k+ (4k//4k)=6k
6k 1
I1 = • IT = IT
6k + Req 2
IT=6mA

KCL @ node 1: IT-I1-I2=0

I2=IT-I1=3mA

KVL: -VS+2k•IT+6k•I2 = 0
VS = 2k(6mA) + 6k(3mA) = 30 V

4.6

Solution Set 4_combined

Io =2A
So VO=2A·3Ω=6V
6V
IX = = 1.5 A
4Ω
IT=IO+IX=3.5A
KVL: -Va+12V+IO·3 Ω=0
Va=12V+6V=18V
Va
Ia = = 1.5 A
12
KCL @ a : -Ia+IS-IT=0
IS=Ia+IT=1.5A+3.5A=5A

4.7

vx
18kO
24kO 8kO

Io Ix

(Change 4kΩ in problem statement to 8kΩ)

P8k=IX ·VX=36mW
VX
But: I X =
8k
V X2
P8 k = or P8k = I X2 ⋅ 8k
8k
36mW 6 6
IX = = mA , V X = mA·8k Ω ≅ 17V
8k 8 8
V 17V
So IO= X ≅ = 0.707 mA
24k 24kΩ
4.8

VO 6V
IX = = = 6mA
1k 1k
( 4k + 2k )
IX = ⋅ I S = 6mA
(4k + 2k ) + (2k + 1k )

Solution Set 4_combined

 9
IS = ⋅ 6mA = 9mA
6
4.9 If I =4mA in the circuit below, find VS.

VX

2kΩ 1kΩ
Vs 6kΩ 7kΩ Req

VX=I·6k=4mA·6k Ω=24V
R eq
VX = VS ⋅
R eq + 2k
Req=(1k+7k)//6k=3.43k Ω
(3.43 + 2)
VS = 24V ⋅ = 38V
3.43

4.10

Io =4mA
KVL: 12V- IO·4k + IX·2k = 0
VX = IX·2k = IO·4k-12V
=4mA·4k-12V=4V
4V
IX = = 2mA
2k
KCL: I1- IO - IX = 0 Î I1= 2mA+4mA=6mA
KVL: -I2·10k + I1·1k + IO·4k-12V=0
I2·10k=6V+16V-12V=10V
I2=1mA
KCL: IS-I2-I1 Î IS=1mA+6mA=7mA

Solution Set 4_combined