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To what voltage should adjustable source E be set in order to produce a current of 0.3 A in 400 ohms resistor.
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written 3.5 years ago by |
Using superposition theorem, first consider only 0.6amp source alonelet I1 be the current through $400\Omega$ resistor due to it
Using current division rule:
$I_1=\dfrac{200\times0.6}{(200+400)} = 0.2A$
$\mathrm {Total \ current\ required \ through \ 400\Omega=I=0.3A}$
So let $I_2$ be the current due to source E
$I = I_1 + I_2$
$I_2=I -I_1=0.3 - 0.2 = 0.1A$
Voltage across $400\Omega$ will be$=0.1\times 400=40V$
Using potential divider rule:
$40 =\dfrac{400\times E}{(200+400)} = 0.2A$
$E =\dfrac{40\times600}{400}=60V$