Homework

1 Conservation of energy
requires that the sum of the
power absorbed by all of the
elements in a circuit be zero.
Figure P 1.7-1 shows a circuit.
All of the element voltages and
currents are specified. Are these
voltage and currents correct?
Justify your answer. Figure P 1.7-1

Hint: Calculate the power absorbed by each element. Add up all of these powers. If the
sum is zero, conservation of energy is satisfied and the voltages and currents are probably
correct. If the sum is not zero, the element voltages and currents cannot be correct.

2. Conservation of energy requires that the sum of the power absorbed by all of the
elements in a circuit be zero. Figure P 1.7-2 shows a circuit. All of the element voltages and
currents are specified. Are these voltage and currents correct? Justify your answer.
Hint: Calculate the power absorbed by each element. Add up all of these powers. If the
sum is zero, conservation of energy is satisfied and the voltages and currents are probably
correct. If the sum is not zero, the element voltages and currents cannot be correct.

Figure P 1.7-2

3. Specify the resistance R in Figure DP 2-1 so that

both of the following conditions are satisfied:
1. i > 40 mA.
2. The power absorbed by the resistor is less than
0.5 W.
Figure DP 2-1

4. Specify the resistance R in Figure DP 2-2 so that both

of the following conditions are satisfied:
1. v > 40 V.
2. The power absorbed by the resistor is less than
15 W.
Figure DP 2-2
 Hint: There is no guarantee that specifications can
always be satisfied.

5.
Resistors are given a power rating. For
example, resistors are available with
ratings of 1/8 W, 1/4 W, 1/2 W, and 1 W.
A 1/2-W resistor is able to safely
dissipate 1/2 W of power, indefinitely.
Resistors with larger power ratings are
more expensive and bulkier than resistors
with lower power ratings. Good
engineering practice requires that resistor Figure DP 2-3
power ratings be specified to be as large
as, but
not larger than, necessary.
Consider the circuit shown in Figure DP 2-3. The values of the resistances are
R1 1000, R2  2000, and R3  4000 
The value of the current source current is
is 30 mA
Specify the power rating for each resistor.
6. The ammeter in the circuit shown in Figure P 2.7-1 indicates that ia = 2 A, and the
voltmeter indicates that vb = 8 V. Determine the value of r, the gain of the CCVS.

Figure P 2.7-1
7. The ammeters in the circuit shown in Figure P 2.7-3 indicate that ia = 32 A and ib = 8 A.
Determine the value of d, the gain of the CCCS.
 Figure P 2.7-3
8. The values of the current and voltage of each circuit element are shown in Figure P 2.7-
5. Determine the values of the resistance, R, and of the gain of the dependent source, A.

Figure P 2.7-5

9. Find the power supplied by the VCCS in Figure P 2.7-6.

Figure P 2.7-6
10.
 P2.7-8 The circuit shown in
Figure P2.7-8 contains a
dependent source. Determine
the value of the gain k of that
dependent source.

Figure P2.7-8

11. The circuit shown in Figure DP 3.1 uses a potentiometer to produce a variable voltage.
The voltage vm varies as a knob connected to the wiper of the potentiometer is turned.
Specify the resistances R1 and R2 so that the following three requirements are satisfied:
1. The voltage vm varies from 8 V to 12 V as the wiper moves from one end of the
potentiometer to the other end of the potentiometer.
2. The voltage source supplies less than 0.5 W of power.
3. Each of R1, R2, and RP dissipates less than 0.25 W.

Figure DP 3.1

12. A phonograph pickup, stereo amplifier, and speaker are shown in Figure DP 3.3a and
redrawn as a circuit model as shown in Figure DP 3.3b. Determine the resistance R so that
the voltage v across the speaker is 16 V. Determine the power delivered to the speaker.
 Figure DP 3.3

13. A Christmas tree light set is required that will operate from a 6-V battery on a tree in a
city park. The heavy-duty battery can provide 9A for the four-hour period of operation each
night. Design a parallel set of lights (select the maximum number of lights) when the
resistance of each bulb is 12 Ω.

14.14.
The circuit of Figure P 3.8-2 was
assigned as a homework problem. The
answer in the back of the textbook says
the current, i, is 1.25 A. Verify this
answer using current division.
Figure P 3.8-2

15.15.

The circuit of Figure P 3.8-3 was built in the lab and

vo was measured to be 6.25 V. Verify this
measurement using the voltage divider principle.

Figure P 3.8-3
 16. The circuit of Figure P 3.8-4 represents an auto’s
electrical system. A report states that

iH = 9 A, iB = –9 A, and iA = 19.1 A.

Verify that this result is correct.

Hint: Verify that KCL is satisfied at each node and

that KVL is satisfied around each loop.
Figure P 3.8-4

17.

Computer analysis of the circuit in Figure P

3.8-6. shows that
ia = 0.5 mA and ib = 4.5 mA.

Was the computer analysis done correctly?

Hint: First, verify that the KCL equations

for all five nodes are satisfied when ia = 0.5
mA and ib = 4.5 mA. Next, verify that the
KVL equation for the lower left mesh (a-e-d-
a) is satisfied. (The KVL equations for the
other meshes aren’t useful because each
involves an unknown voltage.)

18.
Verify that the element
currents and voltages
shown in Figure P 3.8-7
satisfy Kirchhoff’s laws:

(a) Verify that the

given currents
satisfy the KCL
equations
corresponding to
nodes a, b, and c.

(b) Verify that the

given voltages Figure P 3.8-7
satisfy the KVL
 equations
corresponding to
loops a-b-d-c-a
and a-b-c-d-a.

19.
The Figure P 3.8-8 shows a circuit and some
corresponding data. The tabulated data provides
values of the current, i, and voltage, v,
corresponding to several values of the resistance
R2.
(a) Use the data in rows 1 and 2 of the table to
find the values of vs and R1.
(b) Use the results of part (a) to verify that the
tabulated data are consistent.
(c) Fill in the missing entries in the table.

Figure P 3.8-8

20. Figure P 3.8-9 shows a circuit and some corresponding data. The tabulated data
provide values of the current, i, and voltage, v, corresponding to several values of the
resistance R2.
(a) Use the data in rows 1 and 2 of the table to find the values of is and R1.
(b) Use the results of part (a) to verify that the tabulated data are consistent.
(c) Fill in the missing entries in the table.

Figure P 3.8-9