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Comprehensive Problems

2.76 Repeat Prob. 2.75 for the eight-way divider shown in Fig. 2.136.

Figure 2.136 For Prob. 2.76.

2.77 Suppose your circuit laboratory has the following standard commercially available resistors in large quantities:

1.8 Ω 20 Ω 300 Ω 24 kΩ 56 kΩ

Using series and parallel combinations and a minimum number of available resistors, how would you obtain the following resistances for an electronic circuit design?

(a) 5 Ω(b) 311.8 Ω
(c) 40 kΩ(d) 52.32 kΩ

2.78 In the circuit in Fig. 2.137, the wiper divides the potentiometer resistance between αR and (1 − α)R, 0 ≤ α ≤1.Find vo / vs.

2.79 An electric pencil sharpener rated 240 mW, 6 V is connected to a 9-V battery as shown in Fig. 2.138. Calculate the value of the series-dropping resistor Rx needed to power the sharpener.

2.80 A loudspeaker is connected to an amplifier as shown in Fig. 2.139. If a 10-Ω loudspeaker draws the maximum power of 12 W from the amplifier, determine the maximum power a 4-Ω loudspeaker will draw.

For Prob. 2.80.

2.81 For a specific application, the circuit shown in Fig. 2.140 was designed so that IL = 83.33 mA and that Rin = 5 kΩ. What are the values of R1 and R2?

  • 2.82 The pin diagram of a resistance array is shown in Fig. 2.141. Find the equivalent resistance between the following:
    • (a) 1 and 2
    • (b) 1 and 3
    • (c) 1 and 4

2.83 Two delicate devices are rated as shown in Fig. 2.142. Find the values of the resistors R1 and R2 needed to power the devices using a 36-V battery.

Figure 2.141

For Prob. 2.82.

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